Just did Keith -- and no, you don't need the app, if you don't mind
typing. Just a twitter account and a link to SMS. Very easy to set up.
www.roverstatus.info for info.
73,
Gerry Hull, W1VE Hancock, NH USA
Member: ARRL, YCCC, YCCCN, CW Ops
gerry@w1ve.com ph: 1-617-CW-SPARK (find me)
On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 11:39 AM, Keith Morehouse <w9rm@calmesapartners.com>
wrote:
> During contests, a lot of guys are sending SMS (text messages) from their
> cellphones to APRS. I forget if there is an app required, but the guy who
> started that whole thing is on this list - he'll probably fill in the
> details.
>
> If you spread the word about being out in a particular location (or roving)
> at a particular time, people can watch for your call using one of the
> on-line APRS monitor pages and see your messages updating. Having cell
> coverage is the only criteria. For SMS, you don't need very good cell
> coverage....
>
> -W9RM
>
> Keith J Morehouse
> Managing Partner
> Calmesa Partners G.P.
> Olathe, CO
>
> On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 9:28 AM, Mark Spencer <mark@alignedsolutions.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi, the recent email from Marshall has reminded me of an issue I have
> > encountered during my terrestrial VHF activities. It can be very
> > challenging if not impossible to login to a typical web site from some of
> > the locations I operate from. However I expect I could often manage to
> at
> > least send a short email via the text message functionality from my
> iPhone
> > and conceivably I could also send short emails via HF winlink / Pactor
> or a
> > satellite phone.
> >
> > If there was a chat board / web site for the VHF community that allowed
> > one to post updates via brief emails I expect I would be an enthusiastic
> > user.
> >
> > I don't see my self acquiring good enough internet connectivity during my
> > back country portable operations to log into web sites but being able to
> > send short emails is probably feasible for me.
> >
> > During one my grid expeditions last summer when I announced I wouldn't
> > have Internet access I received emails after the fact asking why I wasn't
> > using ping jockey so I believe there is a perceived need for this type of
> > system but I realize the effort may be non trivial and the user base
> would
> > be small.
> >
> > I realize I could also post to this message list but I believe I have to
> > send from the email address I used to subscribe to the list which may
> > complicate things ?
> >
> > Any suggestions would be welcome.
> >
> > 73
> >
> >
> > Mark S
> > VE7AFZ
> >
> >
> > mark@alignedsolutions.com
> > 604 762 4099
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