Kansas City APRS Organization

Modern APRS for Kansas City.

KCAPRS supports Automatic Packet Reporting System activity across Kansas City, Kansas, Missouri, and the surrounding region with coordination help, configuration resources, APRS education, and local network information.

144.390

North American APRS channel · RF, digipeaters, iGates, weather, messaging, and public-service data.

What KCAPRS does

A cleaner front door for the same practical mission: help local operators learn APRS, coordinate systems responsibly, and keep Kansas City connected.

Local APRS coordination

Guidance for digipeater, iGate, and local APRS system planning so coverage improves without unnecessary network flooding.

Education and onboarding

Learn what APRS is, how it started, what software and hardware to use, and how to participate on the existing network.

Emergency and event data

APRS can support tactical information, weather, station locations, messages, announcements, and public-service communications.

APRS-IS server

KCAPRS lists a Kansas City APRS-IS server at aprs.kcaprs.org with regional feed options.

server: aprs.kcaprs.org
mode: APRS-IS

10154 USA feed
14578 Missouri / KC Metro feed
14579 Kansas / KC Metro feed

Connection ports

USA Feed10154
Missouri / KC Metro Feed14578
Kansas / KC Metro Feed14579

Operator resources

Use this section as a modern resource hub for the classic KCAPRS pages.

Get licensed

New to amateur radio? Start with licensing, then return here for APRS software, radio, tracker, and TNC setup help.

TNC and software setup

Keep track of your TNC baud settings, packet parameters, radio audio levels, and path settings before going on the air.

Elmers

Find local help from experienced operators around Kansas, Missouri, and nearby APRS communities.

Repeater overlays

Useful for UI-View users who want repeater overlay support while traveling around Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and South Dakota.

Presentations

APRS training materials cover APRS history, Bob Bruninga’s original concept, software, hardware, and local network best practices.

Community contact

Questions about APRS in Kansas City can be routed through the KCAPRS contact page and local coordinator information.

Planning a digi or iGate?

Coordinate first. Smart placement, reasonable paths, and clean configuration help APRS work better for everyone in the metro.