FRQCOORD.TXT APRS AS A FREQUENCY COORDINATION TOOL =========================================================================== Document version: 8.1.8 Document dated: 18 Jan 98 Author(s): Bob Bruninga, WB4APR ABSTRACT FRQCOORD.TXT A brief discussion of how to use APRS as a frequency coordination tool. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This file discusses how to use APRS as a coordination tool for all frequencies. This file no longer maintains a list of APRS frequenceis since 144.39 is North American Continent wide as of the spring 1998. This move was endorsed by the ARRL and AMSAT to make way for the International Space Station on 145.80. ------ APRS makes an excellent frequency coordination tool. Individual APRS.POS files are prepared for each digital channel. Then user may use the MAPS- OVERLAY command to give an instant display of not only the location of all stations on the frequency, but also their radio range using the MAPS-PLOTS- POWER display. The interaction of stations and nodes with each other can visually be seen at a glance. ID/POSITION BEACONING ON ALL PACKET FREQUENCIES: All BBS's NODES and digipeaters are encouraged to beacon their POSIT at least once PER HOUR. Be sure to include your POWER-HEIGHT-GAIN format shown in PROTOCOL.txt. If you use the Grid-Square format, the cost is only 6 bytes!