[WARC] WinAPRS filtering - UPDATED

[Erik Brom]

I'm happy that I finally got the APRS server filtering figured 
out.  I was getting pretty frustrated with the situation, and it took 
little bits of info from various discussion groups and web pages to 
get it all together.

Erik


At 12:35 PM 06/07/08, you wrote:
>The URL in the original post was wrong, use this one 
>instead:  http://www.aprs-is.net/javAPRSFilter.aspx
>
>For anyone using WinAPRS, and wanting to filter incoming traffic 
>when connected to the Internet servers.
>
>In the c:\program files\winaprs\ folder, open and edit aprsserv.txt
>Change one of the servers to port 14580
>You can also put whatever you want in the comments, that will show 
>up in the menu reference below.
>Save the file.
>Open WinAPRS.
>Go to the settings / TCP/IP connections, and connect to the server 
>you modified above.
>Now, go to Lists / New message
>Send a message to SERVER
>with the body of the message:
>filter r/44/-91/200
>That will show you all stations within 200km of lat 44 long -91 (Winona).
>The server will acknowledge the message and you will start getting 
>that traffic.
>
>A complete filter command list can be found at 
>http://www.aprs-is.net/javAPRSFilter.aspx, there are many choices.
>
>I'll put this on the blog sometime, too.
>
>Erik
>
>BTW, I was successful in connecting to the server from the EOC this 
>morning with my cell phone modem.  With this filtering in place, it 
>should be useful.
>
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