“APRS” is the topic of the latest (July 6) episode of the “ARRL The Doctor is In” podcast. APRS is for more than just tracking position.  You can use your APRS radio to send message to and from the cellular network — a great podcast.

From QRZNow — APRS is a very useful aspect of the amateur radio hobby. If you haven’t heard of APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) then check out this video, to see what you can do with it. There are other aspects of APRS i did not show, but the point is made. If you ARE familiar with APRS, give it a watch and let me know how i did. Here are the links mentioned in the video..

http://smsgte.wix.com/smsgte
http://www.radioddity.com
http://www.radioddity.com/us/avrt6-mobile-igate-rf-gprs-dual-mode-aprs-tracker-bluetooth-aprsdroid.html
http://www.radioddity.com/us/sainsonic-ap510-aprs-tracker.html
http://www.aprs.org
http://www.aprs.fi