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[KI4DLK]

Hi I would like to try APRS what is all needed? Will my Kenwood TH-22AT work with APRS?

[KG4RUL]

Same answer as was posted here:

http://www.eham.net/forums/Digital/1477

[KI4DLK]

Yes but this time i need to know what is needed for APRS like do i need a GPS unit or just my computer? and will the same thing that works with packet work with APRS?

[KG4RUL]

If you are sitting at a base station, the GPS is not needed.  You can just key your lat/lon into the  APRS program you are using.  If mobile, you have to consider whether you are going to be able to transport and power a computer or use just a simple interface to transmit your position.  Computers can be as elaborate as a laptop with a soundcard interface or as simple as a PDA connected to a TNC.  For posits only, there are simple interfaces such as a tinytracker that accept GPS output and provide the TNC function to directly drive your transceiver.  As to APRS software, there are numerous programs and, I will not attempt to tout one over another, as they each have good and bad points.

Dennis - KG4RUL

[KC2MMI]

Dennis-
 I've just gotten AGWPE working with a receiver and laptop here. I'm less than totally impressed by WinAPRS (with the Tiger maps) and UI-View (the older 16-bit version) which I installed just to get a low-budget start on this.
 Do you know if there is any software to run on the laptop, which is capable of a programmed response to one particular APRS report? i.e. if one particular station or report is received, set off an audio alert on the computer. The rest of the time, just plot the dots.
 Should be a simple request...but getting simple answers on APRS seems like pulling teeth!