Getting Started
WinAprs -- Getting started. These should be the minimum settings
required to get up and running.
Settings Menu:
Station;
Callsign= Your callsign
Latitude= Your Latitude, click on North
Longitude= Your Longitude, click on west
UTC= Your offset (-5)
Staion Icon= [-] for QTH,House
Power= Your Power
Ant Height= Your height above average terrain
Ant Gain= Your ant gain (maximum value is 9)
Directivity= ant direction (omni = 0)
APRS;
Posit Comment= A comment like City,State, or E-mail
Station Timeout= How long a station icon remains after last received packet
Warning Radius= Distance to play warning sound when another station approaches
Danger Radius= Similar to Warning Radius
Serial Port;
VHF= serial port number and baud rate
TNC;
Click on button for your TNC type
Unproto=Wide,Wide or Callsign,Wide if you know your local digi's call
Open VHF TNC; You should be set, unless you have a difficult tnc in which
case you may need to change other settings under tnc or tnc type.
Created by B.E.B.
Copyright © 1998,1999.
All rights reserved.
Revised: August 21, 1999