11/24/2007 APRS WX SETTINGS:
For stations wishing to setup an APRS WX station that transmits on rf,
the standard settings (in UI-View) are:
 Callsign:      VEnXXX-4 (eg VE1AIC-4)
 Unproto Port:  1
      Address:  APRS, WIDE3-3 (or local option)
 Beacon Radio:  20 (20 mins)
      Internet: 15 (15 mins)
 Max age:       30
 
 
FIXED-RATE TRACKERS:
I have noticed some APRS mobiles using very aggressive beacon settings.
Please note the reccomended (maximum) beacon rate is every 90 seconds while
in (high speed) motion and 15-20 minutes while stopped. 
If your tracker has only a single fixed-rate setting (eg:TH-D7, D700) 
be sure not to exceed these rates and to either turn off the tracker 
when parked, or set the proper fixed rate setting of every 20 mins (1200).

  
11/14/2007 Updates to NB APRS
APRS server in Saint John has changed callsigns and location.
It is now VE9SJN,  ve9sjn.dyndns.org:10152

11/01/2007 VY2EKR Node returns from new QTH.
Thanks to VY2ROB, the VY2EKR UIDIGI node is back on from a new
location in Montague, PEI.

10/01/2007 VE9DKS GATE
With the increasing APRS activity and additional nodes in northern NB,
we are pleased that Danny Swan VE9DKS has agreed to feed our APRS
servers from his home UI-View station 24/7. This additional IGATE will
improve APRS mobile data capture in the area around Simmons, NB.


09/30/2007 VE9DGP-3 St.Quentin, NB UIDIGI Node added.
Thanks to the work of Gino VE9GM, and Gary VE9AI.  



06/14/2007 VE9TOW is now on line from Estabrooke Mtn near Woodstock, NB.
Installation by Danny Swan VE9DKS and Gary VE9AI.
 					 
05/30/2007	VE9GUS and VE9AI installed VE9FPG-3 at Kintore. Its using a 2 bay
Sinclair at tower top about 100ft on the mountain. Kintore Mtn is in back of 
Perth Andover.

11/14/2006 New VY2UHF APRS UIDIGI Node in Charlottetown.
The VY2EKR APRS node for Eastern PEI has been QRT for awhile and not sure
when it will return. So thanks to VY2ROB, we added the VY2UHF node to the 
site where his UHF repeater is located, to extend coverage to Eastern PEI.

OpenTracker2 Beta Kit
I've been testing my new OpenTracker2 for the past few weeks and it works great.
This is a fully functional (tx & rx) tnc for APRS or Packet.
You can read the Tracker2 Presentation here.
To learn more you can join the  Tracker2 Yahoo Group.
Cost for the klt is $42.00USD and a case for $17.50USD.
Available at: www.argentdata.com

11/07/2006 Added Getting Started page.

10/26/2006 New   GoogleTrack Live map for tracking 
specific stations using data from my JavAPRS server and displayed on GoogleMaps. 

10/06/2006 VE1QRZ Node back on from new QTH.
Thanks to Al, VE1APE, the VE1QRZ UIDIGI node is back on the air from a new 
location. Oban, NS, just north of St. Peter's on Cape Breton.

10/02/2006 Updated  GoogleAPRS Live map of MARCAN APRS 
stations with live data link from ve1aic.no-ip.com JavAPRS server.


09/18/2006 New APRS nodes VE9BCQ, Boisetown NB and VE9DGP, Miramichi NB  
active now thanks to VE9AI.

07/20/2006 VE1AIC-1 APRS server is now running new software.
I have replaced APRSd with a new version of javAPRSsrvr software, 
the same as used by all Core and T2 APRS servers. While I don't have 
the bandwith to support a full APRS-IS feed, you can get all the MARCAN 
(Maritimes Canada) APRS data from my server by connecting to port 10152.
(ve1aic.no-ip.com:10152)
This feed has all APRS data accumulated from RF traffic in our network.
Note this is a standard full-feed port on all javAPRSservers.

In addition, clients may connect to a user-defined filter port 14580.
This is also an international standard and you can create your own 
filter schemes as described in the javAPRS Filter document. 
You will need to use this filtered port if you connect to any APRS-IS 
full-feed server since the full-feed data can be 20-30Kbps continuously. 
For UI-View users, a typical fillter command would be "FILTER M/400", 
which would give you all data within 400kms of your location. 
Note if you do not send a filter command on a filtered port, you will 
NOT receive any data.

 
For those who connected to port 10151, which included 30-min history, 
that port is decpreciated since the developers have found it may cause 
data loops. If you connect to this port you will still RECEIVE Aprs 
data, with history BUT, your position data and any messaging will not 
be imported.  This is now an OUTPUT-ONLY port.(You could connect to it 
for a snap-shot, then reconnect to 10152 once your map fills in.) 


06/04/2006 MARCAN APRS NODES are updated for full WIDEn-n settings.
RELAY, WIDE or TRACE will no longer work.
Please use WIDE3-3 or WIDE2-2 for Base and Mobile paths.
(If you think anyone has a home digi, then try WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2 
for mobile)


New APRS nodes VE9BCQ, Boisetown and VE9DGP, Miramichi NB testing 
now and  soon to be installed by VE9AI.

04/03/2006 New APRS Info (Wiki) site:
http://info.aprs.net/ (See Link below)

02/25/2006: New APRS UIDIGI Node VE9FPG-2 active from  Crabbe Mtn, 
Fredericton, NB thanks to VE9AI.

12/24/2005: New APRS UIDIGI Node VE9FPG active from  Fredericton, NB 
thanks to VE9AI.

Also new APRS UIDIGI Node VE1SCP near Shelburne, NS 
thanks to VE1RB & VE1IC.


10/24/2005: New APRS UIDIGI Node VE1VZ, near Bridgetown, NS.
Also permanent install of node VE1AAQ at Springfield, NS.
Thanks to VE1II, VE1MR & VE1TA.

09/23/2005 UIDIGI Node VE1PKT now active from Hammonds Plains,NS
thanks to the work of VE1YZ.

07/2005: New UIDIGI node VE9GFI-2 at Sussex, NB thanks to VE9GFI.

07/09/2005: If you wish to connect to the Yarmouth APRS server, the 
following address should work, although there has been a problem of 
late with the IP address changing more than once a day.
STATUS page    http://ve1gx.no-ip.org:14501
Client connect  ve1gx.no-ip.org:1313 

07/04/2005: Welcome new Yarmouth APRSd server VE1GX-1

06/24/2005: Some of you may have noticed that our UIDIGI nodes have 
an "S" symbol instead of the "U". This is to reflect the use of the 
new N-n settings. In the beacon you will also see something like 
"/R,W,W3,NS". This shows that the node will digipeat the following 
paths: RELAY WIDE WIDEn-n NSn-n
The NSn-n is a province wide path that is included for conformity but 
not having much practical use. Our other provinces have NBn-n and 
PEn-n. The paths RELAY or WIDE are still available to aid visitors and 
allow an easy transition but we hope to have everyone using the 
standard path by next summer.
 
Please note the new recomended path settings for ALL stations is WIDE3-3.

See the link below for the full details.
 VE1AIC. 

The MARCAN APRS Network comprises the following network systems 
on 144.390mhz:

UIDIGI Nodes:

VY2TPH   Hazel Grove PEI 
VE1TPL   Lynn Mtn, NS 
VE1TRO   Nuttby Mtn, NS
VE1EXP   Fairmont, NS
VE1GPS   Mabou, NS (QRT)
VE1QRZ   Oban, NS (new QTH, QRT)
VE1MTT   BeaverBank, NS 
VE9FGI-3 Quispamsis, NB
VE9GPS   Sackville, NB 
VE9WRC   Moncton, NB 
VE1AEH   Glenmont, NS 
VE1ARC   Greenwood, NS 
VY2CFB   O'Leary, PEI  
VE1EFP   Digby, NS  
VE1YAR   Yarmouth, NS  
VE1PKT   Hammonds Plains, NS   
VE1AAQ   Springfield, NS  
VE1VZ    Bridgetown, NS  
VE9GFI-2 Sussex, NB
VE9FPG   Fredericton, NB 
VE1SCP   Shelburne, NS 
VE9FPG-2 Crabbe Mtn., NB 
VE9BCQ   Parkers Ridge, NB
VE9DGP   Ashton Hill, NB  
VY2UHF   Charlottetown, PE
VE9FPG-3 Kintore, NB
VE9TOW   Woodstock, NB


VE9DGP-3 St. Quentin, NB
VY2EKR   Montague, PEI 

TBA      Dartmouth, NS (TBA)


MARCAN APRS Servers:

VE1UHF-1 Charlottetown, PEI
  ve1aic.no-ip.com:10152
  (filtered user port 14580)
VE9SJN   Saint John, NB
    ve9sjn.dyndns.org:10152
KA0MOS-1 Conquerall Bank, NS
    ka0mos.no-ip.com:10152
VE1GX-1  Yarmouth, NS 
    ve1gx.no-ip.org:10152