Hi all,
the SpotSMS/SpotAPRS gateway seems ready to use.
What are these?
SpotSMS is a gateway between the mobile phone network and the SOTAwatch.org’s spot list. If you are QRV on a summit just send an SMS to the SpotSMS gateway and it shows up your spot on SOTAwatch.org.
With help of SpotAPRS gateway you will be able to send spot to SOTAwatch.org via European APRS flow.
For more information have a look at the SpotGateway Log site.
73
Zsolt
HG4UK
In reply to HG4UK:
The APRS gateway looks very interesting, however the 2 hour limit for spot-codes is a little short. It may be many hours between an activators last internet access & the time to self spot. Could the time frame be extended? Say 8 - 12 hours?
Secondly, does the gateway only pass one APRS spot per activation, or does it rely on Sotawatch moderators manually removing duplicates? If the latter, I would have doubts about using it for fear of increasing their workload unneccesarily.
All the best,
Dick.
In reply to M0EIQ:
Hi Dick,
One shall generate spot-code in advance, when still at home. You have to specify the estimated time of activation, just like for an alert. The spot-code is valid for that
time in the future. Then program your APRS device with the spot(s) and send the packets when activating.
SpotAPRS has a history of 15 minutes, duplicates within this time are ignored.
This shall reduce the number of eventual duplicates to a tolerable level.
73,
Zoli
In reply to HA5CQZ:
Sounds good, Ill give it a try next time I’m out.
Dick.
In reply to HG4UK:
Zsolt,
Are you sure there is no way to use the SpotAPRS from the states? I would love to use SpotAPRS this weekend. I would also like to test SpotSMS.
73,
Tom-N2YTF
In reply to N2YTF:
I added the US traffic, so in principle it shall work now. Give it a try.
73,
Zoli
In reply to HA-friends:
PSE SOME HELP IF POSSIBLE
I have tried several times but always failing … my SMS message is not display on the sotawatch2 … I do something wrong but what … I do not know ?!
I send sms to nr 036703595143
ON6DSL/P LOGIN PW ON/ON-001 7118 IGNORE SMS TEST
73
Luc ON6DSL
In reply to ON6DSL:
Hi Luc,
Your SMS has not arrived. Please send it to 0036703595143, note the double zero in front of 36.
The text shall look like:
ON6DSL/P PASSWD * ON/ON-001 7118 IGNORE SMS TEST
Note the third word, for a self-spot it must be an asterisk (*). If you spot someone
else then put his/her callsign there.
73,
Zoli
In reply to ON6DSL:
Luc,
Keep at it, with Zoli’s help I was able to use SpotSMS from the states. Very cool!
73,
Tom-N2YTF
In reply to HA5CQZ:
Yes …
Zoli it works COOL !!! Mini Tnx
I was forgotten the dubbel 0
73
Luc ON6DSL
In reply to ON6DSL:
You are welcome.
73,
Zoli
ps: since the spot is sent with your identification, you can also delete it if you wish.
In reply to HG4UK:
Hi, I used this gateway today when my mobile would not make a data connection.
It worked perfectly…
Thanks for providing the service,
Nigel.
gw6sfp/p
Dear SOTA friends, PSE take notice and for information.
SMS SPOTS NOT ALL ON SOTA WATCH 2
IN SMS SPOTS = OK
IN SOTA WATCH2 = NOK
No. Time (UTC) Source Activator Reference Frequency Mode Comments Sender
1 2009-05-03 15:21 SMS OE/DF9TS/P SOTA OE/NO-181 28.062 MHz CW DF9TS
2 2009-05-03 11:34 SMS ON6DSL/P SOTA ON/ON-016 14.320 MHz SSB qrv ON6DSL/P
3 2009-05-03 11:14 SMS ON6DSL/P SOTA ON/ON-016 7.130 MHz SSB Rudy On4cmt rst 55 here ON6DSL/P
4 2009-05-03 10:16 SMS ON6DSL/P SOTA ON/ON-016 7.130 MHz SSB Qrv ON6DSL/P
5 2009-05-02 22:08 APRS N2YTF SOTA W2/GC-001 28.385 MHz SSB cq N2YTF
6 2009-05-02 22:07 APRS N2YTF SOTA W2/GC-001 28.385 MHz SSB N2YTF
7 2009-05-02 21:56 APRS N2YTF SOTA W2/GC-001 181.175 MHz ?? N2YTF
8 2009-05-02 21:55 APRS N2YTF SOTA W2/GC-001 18.117 MHz SSB cq N2YTF
9 2009-05-02 21:53 APRS N2YTF SOTA W2/GC-001 18.140 MHz SSB N2YTF
10 2009-05-02 21:50 APRS N2YTF SOTA W2/GC-001 5.403 MHz SSB N2YTF
11 2009-05-02 21:37 APRS N2YTF SOTA W2/GC-001 5.403 MHz SSB cq N2YTF
12 2009-05-02 21:25 APRS N2YTF SOTA W2/GC-001 14.000 MHz CW N2YTF
13 2009-05-02 21:24 APRS N2YTF SOTA W2/GC-001 14.353 MHz ?? cq N2YTF
14 2009-05-02 21:22 APRS N2YTF SOTA W2/GC-001 14.350 MHz ?? N2YTF
15 2009-05-02 21:18 APRS N2YTF SOTA W2/GC-001 1.442 MHz ?? N2YTF
73
LUC ON6DSL
I just tried it. But it doesn’t work here either.
On3wab/p pw * On/On-022 3666 Sms Test.
I sent it to the number mentioned above with the 2 zero’s :o)
Do the letters have to be in capital or is this not necessary?
Peter
In reply to ON3WAB:
Just a guess, but is it because the sender used was for example on3wab/p rather than on3wab ?.
Nigel. g6sfp
In reply to ON3WAB:
Hi Peter and Luc,
Thanks for the feedback and sorry for the bugs, we are looking into the problem.
Stay tuned…
73,
Zoli
In reply to ON3WAB:
Hi Peter,
I check it…
73
Zsolt
HG4UK
In reply to G6SFP:
Might be Nigel, but if you spot yourself you should put /p I think? Otherwise you should send on3wab once and then on3wab/p agn?
Let the big guys look into it first 
Peter
In reply to ON3WAB:
Peter, do you have ON3WAB/P also as a registered callsign?
73,
Zoli
Hi Zoli,
No I haven’t. Registered as ON3WAB
Would Nigel’s remark be the good one?
Peter