?? Software that acts like an APRS mailbox ... or APRS texting software??

[nkemp]

I've been looking for software that listens to APRS, filters messages either addressed to me and/or from specific addresses, and stores them for later review. In other words, I want to filter out most everything else. The preferred embodiment is a simple system using a HT or mobile, a low power Raspberry Pi (or similar) or maybe a repurposed old cell phone. It cannot depend on internet tools/servers. The intended use is when one needs/wants to get messages out to defined recipients but the recipient may not be tending the radio at the time. And I, as a recipient, don't want to wade through a long list of non-pertinent APRS messages or have the message scroll off the end of a short queue..

An example use case is scout camp with many different troops. The kitchen wants to send out the daily menu. The staff wants to send out daily forecasts. Etc.

At this point APRS is the focus due to HT's with APRS built in.

Maybe the software is right under my nose and I don't see it ... in which case I'll be sufficiently embarrassed.

 

[nkemp]

So it looks like there are not a lot of options ...

Here is one kludge ... Using APRSDroid, use the log file. Copy the contents into a spreadsheet and then sort first by RX/TX and then by the message (which includes the sender (or is it the send to?)). This will group the sender/sendtto messages together.

You can also reverse the sort to sort by message and then RX/TX and get similarly sorted results.

When you paste, you need at least 3 columns (Date, RX/TX, and message). It is possible to parse out more columns if you want.

But as I said, this is a kludge.

There has to be a better way.

 

[BMDaug]

APRSIS will show me messages and asks me if I’m sure I want to exit without reading them… it stores them for later reading as long as it’s running. If you exit or restart it does not retain them. I run it on a Panasonic ToughPad and while it does sometimes have internet connectivity, the internet is not enabled within the program. The software is no longer actively developed, but the feature set is fairly complete and it is stable.

-B

 

[nkemp]

So ... will APRSIS allow you to filter messages? As I look through the list of messages on APRSDroid, it includes all messages (weather stations, trackers, repeaters, etc) and that can be a LONG list. That's all cool, but I really only want to see messages to me ... or from specifically defined senders.

 

[BMDaug]

So ... will APRSIS allow you to filter messages? As I look through the list of messages on APRSDroid, it includes all messages (weather stations, trackers, repeaters, etc) and that can be a LONG list. That's all cool, but I really only want to see messages to me ... or from specifically defined senders.

It’s a feature I haven’t really messed with because the people around me using APRS use it for location beaconing and never send messages, but there’s a chat and a message interface so I believe the answer is yes. I know there’s an inbox for messages addressed to me. Maybe someone will comment that actually has real world experience with these aspects of the software but it’s a fairly feature rich platform…

-B