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diff --git a/ham/aprx/README b/ham/aprx/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ed741bf033 --- /dev/null +++ b/ham/aprx/README @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +aprx was originally a receive-only APRS iGate software, now extended to do +digipeating, and Tx-iGate. It works on any UNIX-like systems with minimal +requirements of system services, or system libraries beyond basic POSIX libc. + +The software is to be installed on a suitable UNIX-like system, and its +configuration file is then to be adjusted. Then it can: +* Handle arbitrary number of radio modems connected to itself +* Optionally relay APRS packets from radio receivers to APRS-IS + (http://www.aprs-is.net) network +* Optionally digipeat AX.25 packets with and without APRS NEWn-N + paradigm rules +* Optionally relay APRS packets from APRS-IS network to radio channel + (Tx-iGate) + +This software is intended for very limited resources environment, like small +embedded-like machines barely able to run the operating system with TCP/IP +networking. +A receive-only Rx-iGate does not need any sort of licenses in most parts of +the world where radio amateur hobby is permitted to begin with. + +On version 2, aprx has gotten the ability to do APRS Digipeater function, +Aprx Tx-iGate, as well as a variation of that called Viscous APRS Digipeater, +which is an excellent choice for a Fill-In digipeater like on a mobile +station. Viscousness means that it will listen for other copies of same +packet for a small configurable number of seconds, and if it hears same +packet only once, it will do normal digipeating for it. + +aprx can optionall be used with soundmodem in place of a hardware TNC. |