FRQCOORD.txt ver 7.9  APRS AS A FREQUENCY COORDINATION TOOL


     This file discusses how to use APRS as a coordination tool for all
frequencies and also has a list of coordinated APRS frequencies.  First,
here is the list of known coordinations on 145.79 except where noted.

  COORDINATED                   Defacto operations  
                                (states dont coordinate packet)
  ---------------               --------------------
  Alabama (north)               Missouri, Iowa, Illinois
  Maryland (DMARC)              Ohio
  Virginia (northern, DMARC)    Eastern PA
  Pennsylvania (south, DMARC)   Utah
  New Jersey                    Georgia                    
  Florida                        
  Kansas                        
  Calif (north 145.01)
  Arizona  (N7MRP)
  Michigan (Upper)

APRS makes an excellent frequency coordination tool.  Individual APRS.POS 
files are prepared for each digital channel.  Then user may use the MAPS-
OVERLAY command to give an instant display of not only the location of all 
stations on the frequency, but also their radio range using the MAPS-PLOTS-
POWER display.  The interaction of stations and nodes with each other can 
visually be seen at a glance.

    These files are distributed to all BBS's so that users can download them
and see the current status of the network.  TO help users find the shortest 
and most effecient path to the packet network and BBS's, the files are also 
combined together in three summary files that show all stations on all 
frequencies in the VHF, 220 and UHF spectrum.

ID/POSITION BEACONING ON ALL PACKET FREQUENCIES:  All BBS's NODES and
digipeaters are encouraged to beacon their POSIT at least once PER HOUR.  
Be sure to include your POWER-HEIGHT-GAIN format shown in PROTOCOL.txt.  
If you use the Grid-Square format, the cost is only 6 bytes!