Chapter 12
Objects
APRS objects are positions that are not stations — an event, a net control point, a hazard, a parking area. They appear on everyone's map under their own name with their own symbol, and carry the callsign of the station that created them.
#Creating an object
Either long-press the map and choose APRS Object, or open Menu → Tools → Objects Manager → + Add and pick the position from My GPS position, My QTH or Enter coordinates manually.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Up to 9 characters, e.g. RALLY, NET-CTL, CAR-PARK. |
| Comment | Up to 43 characters, e.g. Talk-in 145.500 from 0900. |
| Symbol | About 50 symbols grouped as vehicles, emergency, road, infrastructure, weather and people. |
| Overlay | Optional single letter or digit shown on the symbol. |
Send transmits the object on APRS-IS and every connected RF interface with a UTC time stamp and draws it on your map. Objects you create are saved and re-sent automatically every 10 minutes so that they stay on other maps.
#Managing objects
The Objects Manager lists your objects with symbol, position, grid and comment. Tap one for:
- Edit comment & symbol — change them and re-send.
- Move to new location — create the object again at the new position, then kill the old one.
- Re-send now — transmit immediately.
- Kill (remove from APRS) — send the object as killed, which removes it from other stations' maps, and delete it from your list. Long-press a row for the same.
Objects and items received from other stations are shown on the map under the object name, with the sending station given in Station Detail. A killed object or item is removed from the map.