Version 1.9.9

G7JJF APRS Client user manual

Every screen and setting, a quick-start guide, connection set-up for each kind of TNC, technical reference and the full list of changes in each version.

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Contents

• 1. Introduction
  • What the app can do
  • About this manual
• 2. Requirements and Installation
  • Device requirements
  • Installing
  • Permissions
  • What you need to transmit
• 3. Quick Start
  • The setup wizard
  • 1. Enter your callsign
  • 2. Set your home position
  • 3. Save and connect
  • 4. Send a beacon
  • 5. Add a radio (optional)
  • 6. Send a message
• 4. The Main Screen
  • Tablets and landscape
  • Status bar
  • Tab bar
  • The main menu
  • Debug screen
  • Exiting
• 5. Settings Reference
  • STATION
  • AUTOMATION
  • SERVER
  • FILTER
  • DISPLAY
  • BEACONING
  • RX iGATE
  • RF INTERFACES
  • TX iGATE
  • DIGIPEATER, BEACON CHECK and ISS PASS REMINDER
  • AUTO-REPLY, SPOKEN ALERTS, PROXIMITY ALERT and PHONE BAROMETER
  • BULLETIN ALERTS
  • QUIET HOURS
  • MESSAGE AUDIO ALERT and AUTO-BEACON ON MESSAGE
  • MAP TILE CACHE
  • AX.25 PACKET
  • ADVANCED
  • POSITION PRIVACY
  • BATTERY SAVER
  • Export, Import and Share
• 6. Connections
  • How transmissions are routed
  • APRS-IS
  • KISS TNC over TCP/IP
  • Bluetooth TNC (Classic / SPP)
  • BLE TNC (Bluetooth Low Energy)
  • Radio Control (UV-PRO, GA-5WB, VR-N76, VR-N7500)
  • AGW Interface
  • USB Serial TNC
  • Audio DSP TNC
  • TNC Bridge — the phone as a network TNC
  • Text Terminal
• 7. The Map
  • Gestures
  • Toolbar
  • Base layers
  • What is drawn
  • Finding a station
  • Drop Waypoint dialog
  • Map overlays (KML, KMZ and GeoJSON)
  • Map replay
  • Night mode
• 8. Stations, Packets and Station Detail
  • Packet explained
  • Station Detail
  • Stations tab (station log)
  • Packets screen
  • WX Stations
  • Station Export
• 9. Messaging
  • Messages tab
  • Starting a conversation
  • The conversation screen
  • Composing
  • Delivery, acknowledgement and retries
  • Auto-reply
  • Bulletins
  • Group Broadcast
  • Email Gateway
• 10. Beaconing
  • The beacon packet
  • Where beacons go
  • Position source
  • Fixed interval
  • SmartBeaconing
  • Manual beacons
• 11. iGate, Digipeater and Beacon Check
  • RX iGate (RF → APRS-IS)
  • TX iGate (APRS-IS → RF)
  • iGate identification and statistics
  • Fill-in digipeater
  • Beacon check — did my beacon get out?
• 12. Objects
  • Creating an object
  • Managing objects
• 13. AX.25 Packet Terminal
  • Opening the terminal
  • One connection per interface
  • Layout
  • Monitor tab
  • Connecting through the audio modem
  • How the link works
• 14. APRS Services
  • APRS2SOTA — spotting from a summit
• 15. Radio and Operating Tools
  • Propagation
  • ISS Passes
  • Barometer
  • Sunrise/Sunset
  • UK Repeaters
  • RepeaterBook
  • Geo-Fence Alerts
  • DX Cluster
  • Grid Square
  • Passcode Calc
  • SSID Reference
• 16. Logging
  • Packet Capture
  • Event Board
  • Track Log
  • QSO Log
  • Packet Rate
  • TX History
  • Stream Logs
• 17. Watch List, Geo-fences and Alerts
  • Emergency beacon
  • Emergency alerts
  • Watch list
  • Geo-fences
  • Proximity alert
  • Spoken alerts
  • Weather alerts
  • Bulletin alerts
  • Notifications
• 18. Offline Map Tiles
• 19. Profiles, Backup and Reset
  • Station Profiles
  • Backup and restore
  • Donate
  • Reset to Defaults
  • Crash logs
• 20. Android Auto
  • Setting up
  • Home screen
  • Messages in the car
  • Navigate
  • Alerts on the car screen
  • The car map
• 21. Widget and Quick Settings Tiles
  • Home-screen widget
  • Quick Settings tiles
• 22. Wear OS Watch and Automation
  • Installing
  • Screens
  • Watch tile
  • Watch-face complication
  • Automation (Tasker and similar apps)
• 23. Background Operation and Battery
  • What keeps running
  • Watchdogs and restarts
  • GPS and microphone in the background
  • Battery optimisation
• 24. Troubleshooting
  • Known limitations
• 25. Technical Reference
  • Architecture
  • Supported APRS formats
  • Protocols and interfaces
  • Storage and retention
  • Build information
• 26. Appendices
  • A. SSID conventions
  • B. APRS-IS filter syntax
  • C. Glossary
  • D. Changes in version 1.9.9
  • E. Changes in version 1.9.8
  • F. Changes in version 1.9.7
  • G. Changes in version 1.9.6
  • H. Changes in version 1.9.5
  • I. Changes in version 1.9.4
  • J. Changes in version 1.9.3
  • K. Changes in version 1.9.2
  • L. Changes in version 1.9.1
  • M. Changes in version 1.9.0
  • N. Changes in version 1.8.9
  • O. Changes in version 1.8.7
  • P. Changes in version 1.8.6
  • Q. Changes in version 1.8.5
  • R. Changes in version 1.8.4
  • S. Changes in version 1.8.3
  • T. Changes in version 1.8.2
• 27. Support and Credits
  • Licence
  • Credits