ZL1AMW's
UI-View Resource
ZL1AMW's
UI-View Resource
Setting up your UI-View in New Zealand
- some tips
In New Zealand, it is best to set your UI-View with maximum
"UI-View" flavour, rather that the "APRS" flavour that
probably suits many other parts of the world, where the majority of operators
use APRS derived software.
This page sets out the most important configurable options that need to be
set before you start using UI-View, with a particular emphasis on New Zealand
operations.
Note that these are only suggestions - Amateur Radio is a hobby of
experimentation, so you are encouraged to try other settings, and let me know if
they perform better.
This page includes a number of thumbnails of the set-up screens- click on
them for a more detailed picture, a new window will open to display the screen
shot. Note I have used high compression on the screen
shots, to improve your viewing speed, with some loss of clarity - but they
should be adequate.
You need to install the programme, then select setup to configure your station:
You will need to select the correct comm port and baud rate for your TNC.
If your TNC is capable of KISS mode, this is best, otherwise select Host mode to
NONE.
If you are using Baycom a modem, or multiple modems, you will need to install
AGW Packet Engine also.
In Station Setup you should ensure "UI-View Tag" is ticked, and use
the default "APRS" as your unproto address for a start. The best
unproto address depends on your location in the rather varied packet network we
have in New Zealand. See the information in separate pages on
activity
in New Zealand and on Recommended Unproto Settings
for some suggestions.
You need enter your callsign, and perhaps a beacon comment (this is read by
others when they click on your icon and display your details). If you do
not know your location lat. and long., load a local map, and move the cursor to
your location, then read the co-ordinates from the bottom right corner of the
UI-View display.
A fixed beacon interval of 30 mins is a good start, and unless you intend to
operate mobile, no entry is needed in the mobile beacon fields. The
Internet beacon is only needed if you plan to connect to an APRS server, and an
interval of 10 mins is reasonable.
In APRS Compatibility you need to untick the "Default message type..." and tick the "enable UI-View extensions.."
In Miscellaneous, you should have "UI-View default" ticked. It is a good idea to have "Refresh Preference" on Timer 1 minute, this reduces stress on your processor. Most other settings do not matter a lot for first operation.
You should put some details in your Station Information form. This is read by others when they send a "query" to your station.
Click here for step-by-step instructions for setting up AGW and UI-View together.
Updated: 6 Jan 2002