This page discribes the configuration of the APRS aplication UI-View and UI-View32.

In the Comms Setup the modems, TNCs etc. are configured.

- Go "Setup" --> "Comms Setup"

In the Comms Setup window you must select
- the Baud Rate between COM Port and TNC/modem
- the Com Port where the TNC/modem is connected
- the hostmode:
  - select Hostmode none if you have a Hostmode TNC.
  - select KISS if you have a TNC2, TNC3S, TM-D700 E, TH-D7 E etc...
  - select AGW if you want to run UI-View with AGWPE to use a Soundcard, BayCom (PC-COM) modem, etc
    note: first you must start AGWPE, then run UI-View.



If you have selected everything, check it and click on "OK".

- Go "Setup" -> "Station Setup".

- In the Station Setup you must enter your callsign, your Longitude and Latitude, etc.

- Important part: Unproto address

 The format is: Destination,Digi1,Digi2,Digi3-7
 Example: APSAAR,WIDE,WIDE,WIDE2-2

 AP**** means: The packet's destination is APRS, short AP. The Stars should be
 replaced by the letters of your Country. APSAAR means: APRS in the Saarland.

 APRLP means APRS in Rheinland-Pfalz, APRSHH means APRS in the Hansestadt Hamburg and so on...

 WIDE means: The next APRS-Digipeater with good QTH will digipeat your Packet and replace
 the WIDE with it's Callsign*, e.g. DO7VLR>APSAAR,WIDE --> DO7VLR>APSAAR,DB0VI-2*
 The "WIDE,WIDE" means: After the first WIDE-Digipaeter has digipeated your packet, the next will
 do so and so on.

 WIDE2-2 is the same as WIDE,WIDE but shorter. The Digipeater wich receives a packet:
 DO7VLR>APSAAR,WIDE2-2 will send it out like this: DO7VLR>APSAAR,WIDE2-1 . It will not include it's
 Callsign. If you want the Digi to include it's callsign, use TRACE2-2 instaed of WIDE2-2.

 Note: Keep your packet path short. DO NOT use something like this:
 AP****,WIDE,WIDE,WIDE,WIDE7-7,TRACE7-7 !!! It will cause chaos on the frequency!
 A Path like AP****,WIDE,WIDE,WIDE2-2 is OK for most regions.

 Note: AP**** must ALWAYS be at the very beginning of the Unproto address !

- Beacon comment: Your name, QTH, other info

Beacon interval

- Fixed: This is the interval your beacon comment with position is sent out with the path in
  Unproto address. 20 or 30 minutes is more than OK.

- Internet: The interval to send the beacon to the connected Internet Server.

- Symbol: Here you can choose a symbol. For a fixed station a home is OK.

- Add UI-View Tag: please activiate this option.

- Compressed beacon: please DO NOT activate this option. It can lead to an incorrect position!

The other options can be left by default.



Check everything and click on "OK" to save and leave the Station Setup.

Here you can enter a second Beacon comment. E.g. Internet/Packet-Radio address, E-Mail-Adress etc...
You can also select "Send best DX" to send out information about the DX station heard directly.

Here you can enter Information about your Station, Hardware, QTH etc....

In the Digipeater Setup you can set up your Station for Digipeating. Please use this option with caution!
Not ervery Station needs to act as an WIDE-Digi. But setting up your Station as RELAY-Digi can be
useful for mobile Stations which are moving in your area.

RELAY-Digi setup:

- Enable Digi: X
- UI only: X
- Alias substitution: X
- TRACEn-n: NO X
- WIDEn-n: NO X

- Alias(es): YOURCALL,YOURCALL-3,RELAY
- Sub Alias: YOURCALL-3
- Dupe secs: 9

Check everything and click on "OK" to save and leave the Digipeater Setup.

- Unproto address: AP****, as discribed in the Station Setup section.
- Enable UI-View(32) extensions: X
- other options can be left by default

Leave and save with click on "OK".

These are the main configuration settings. You will discover the meaning of the other Menus during the usage of UI-View. Do also have a look at the Help. It is very detailed and describes every menu and its meaning.

Have a lot of fun...

PS:
On the UI-View website www.ui-view.com you can find Updates and useful addons for UI-View and UI-View32.