Hello AMPR folk,
I'm curious if there is an map of *active* geo-ip located AMPR stations
out there? Ideally, I'm thinking of something like the various CONVERSE
maps out there .. for example:
http://www.wwconvers.ampr.org/ . The
Michagan AMPR people do have a live monitoring system but it's text
based:
http://server1.nuge.com/~drg/network.html and I'm specifically
looking for a Northern California map. Maybe there is something like an
MRTG system that actively probes these systems from say the AMPR hub in
San Diego?
I'm also curious if anyone has ever heard of the following:
I'm going on a vacation this summer where I know there isn't any
reachable packet systems (both APRS or known packet systems) due to the
mountain terrain. I know because I was there last year and though I
could hear very faint packet stations, nothing could be decoded. What
*is* available here is the commercial cell network and what I was
thinking was tethering my Linux machine to the cell IP network and
running an AXIP/AXUDP tunnel to re-link into the fairly extensive
145.050 KB2KB packet network:
http://varmintal.com/ahamp.htm . I don't
think this would be too difficult but what I'm trying to figure out is
if it's possible to have my Linux machine send beacons, netrom updates,
etc. from my machine via a tunnel to a remote AMPR station (proxy arp if
you will) and then have all those AX.25 packets broadcasted on RF from
there. There are a few Northern Califnornia Linux-based stations I know
of that are on AMPR with JNOS that might be willing to try something
like this but I wanted to run it by the group to see if it's been done /
impossible / etc.
--David