AB0WV

AB0WV is a niche publisher focused on the amateur-radio community, offering PinPoint, a lightweight Windows application that turns any PC into an APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) mapping and messaging terminal. Built for hams who want to watch real-time positions of stations, weather beacons, and tactical objects on an interactive map, PinPoint decodes APRS packets from a connected radio or internet gateway and overlays them on OpenStreetMap or aerial imagery. Operators can click any icon to see a station’s last transmission, send free-form or canned messages, drop waypoints for field-day teams, and even gate local RF traffic to the global APRS-IS network. Typical use cases include marathon support, search-and-rescue coordination, storm-spotting deployments, and everyday public-service events where cell coverage is unreliable; the program’s emergency-centric layout highlights critical stations, draws evacuation corridors, and exports quick-status reports that can be printed or e-mailed to served agencies. Because PinPoint consumes minimal CPU and memory, it runs comfortably on an old laptop in the back of a go-kit, yet it still supports multi-port TNCs, AGWPE, and the latest KISS-over-USB hotspots. AB0WV’s software is available for free on get.nero.com, where downloads are delivered through trusted Windows package sources such as winget, always installing the newest build and permitting batch installation alongside other applications.