When I leave on a trip I remind my wife she can track me on APRS.fi with my call sign as long as my Radio is on. That helps her feel better. It also provides an avenue if I break down on my own, there is a tracking mechanism to find me. Not like an Inreach where I can phone home. A less capable, but available system
I haven't learned all the other capabilities with APRS like sending texts, tracking other vehicles and I am sure more. This feature alone is enough to justify it.
It doesn't replace a GPS track due to not every Beacon ping hitting and straight lines being drawn in between registered Beacon pings
My week to/from Moab
and a closer view of Moab. Jax Trax on the bottom, 3D on the top left and Fins and Things in the middle right
It will even give you all kinds of info about what you were doing at each beacon point. A zoomed in view of Fins N Things
I haven't learned all the other capabilities with APRS like sending texts, tracking other vehicles and I am sure more. This feature alone is enough to justify it.
It doesn't replace a GPS track due to not every Beacon ping hitting and straight lines being drawn in between registered Beacon pings
My week to/from Moab
and a closer view of Moab. Jax Trax on the bottom, 3D on the top left and Fins and Things in the middle right
It will even give you all kinds of info about what you were doing at each beacon point. A zoomed in view of Fins N Things