diff --git a/src/AprsPacket.scala b/src/AprsPacket.scala
index 17d2593..dc02afe 100644
--- a/src/AprsPacket.scala
+++ b/src/AprsPacket.scala
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ object AprsPacket {
 		val minFrac = minDec % 100
 		(deg, min, minFrac, letter)
 	}
-		
+
 	def formatLat(c : Double) : String = {
 		val (deg, min, minFrac, letter) = splitCoord(c)
 		"%02d%02d.%02d%c".format(deg, min, minFrac, "NS"(letter))
@@ -76,4 +76,12 @@ object AprsPacket {
 	def formatLogin(callsign : String, ssid : String, passcode : String) : String = {
 		"user " + formatCallSsid(callsign, ssid) + " pass " + passcode + " vers APRSdroid 0.1"
 	}
+
+	def parseHostPort(hostport : String, defaultport : Int) : (String, Int) = {
+		val splits = hostport.split(":")
+		if (splits.length == 2)
+			return (splits(0), splits(1).toInt)
+		else
+			return (splits(0), defaultport)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/UdpUploader.scala b/src/UdpUploader.scala
index 079ab9d..21bb94b 100644
--- a/src/UdpUploader.scala
+++ b/src/UdpUploader.scala
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ class UdpUploader extends AprsIsUploader {
 	}
 
 	def update(host : String, login : String, packet : String) : String = {
-		val addr = InetAddress.getByName(host)
+		val (h, port) = AprsPacket.parseHostPort(host, 8080)
+		val addr = InetAddress.getByName(h)
 		val pbytes = (login + "\r\n" + packet + "\r\n").getBytes()
-		socket.send(new DatagramPacket(pbytes, pbytes.length, addr, 8080))
+		socket.send(new DatagramPacket(pbytes, pbytes.length, addr, port))
 		Log.d(TAG, "update(): sent '" + packet + "' to " + host)
 		"UDP OK"
 	}