Tom Hayward

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Mon May 4

Get APRS status via SMS/email

I wrote an email system that will email you a APRS station’s info (last heard time, position, and APRS status).

To use the system, just send an email or SMS (text message) to aprs@tomh.us with the station’s callsign at the start of the message. Emails must be in plain text format, not multipart/HTML.

You should receive a response in about a minute. It will look something like this:

WA7RVV-12 6min ago:
Saltese, Mt 59867, USA
/W2,MTN,LOOKOUT PASS
47.454167,-115.658333