‰ NOW 15 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM SEPTEMBER 2016 QST PAGE 30 ‰ OPERATOR TO FOCUS HIS OR HER ATTENTION ON OTHER ACTIVITIES. THE PROGRAM RECEIVES APRS TRAFFIC VIA POPULAR SOUND CARD PACKET ENGINES, WHICH ENABLES SUPPORT FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT RADIO PACKAGES. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE PACKET ENGINES MAKE THE CHANNEL TRAFFIC AVAILABLE THROUGH NETWORK CONNECTIONS, SO THAT ONE RADIO PACKAGE CAN SUPPORT MULTIPLE TASKS. IN OUR CASE, ONE RADIO PACKAGE PROVIDES DATA FOR MAPPING AND TELEMETRY. THE PROGRAMS CAN RUN ON ONE COMPUTER OR MULTIPLE NETWORK CONNECTED COMPUTERS. THE APRS TW OPERATOR ‰ END OF 15 WPM TEXT ‚