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Unfortunately it wasn't an overland trip or even in an overland vehicle, but the rental did fine. 2200 miles across 7 states running APRS the entire time and it worked well, even in the Smoky Mountains National Park.
Radio: Kenwood TM-V71A
Antenna: Tram 1185 mag mount
TNC: Mobilinkd TNC4
APRS...
It's about that time of year again for the largest amateur/ham radio event of the year for North America. Hams and ham clubs across the county will be setting up stations operating off generator and solar/battery with temporary antennas from parks, fire stations, EOCs, etc.
The event runs for...
Is W6UXD-R only visible when when the net is active. I passed the word around and someone reached out saying they don't see that node, even had them try 448622 with no luck.
Thank you
Jon
I previously mentioned WXBOT but have just recently found MPAD… not sure how I missed this service!
By sending a message to MPAD you can get weather, satellite info, nearby repeater info, location of station on APRS in multiple formats, and local information using Open Street Maps, among a few...
This capability was down for some time but thanks to NA7Q it has been brought back with some changes. You are now required to opt in any phone # you will send messages to. You can opt in or out of the service at aprs.wiki.
You can still create an alias, so you aren’t transmitting the phone...
For those who use APRSdroid, a fellow ham NA7Q Michael Phelps has taken APRSdroid and updated it. He is also responsible for bringing back the SMS messaging ability to APRS. He has added the ability to digipeat and igate, added imperial measurements, changed the way that speed/direction display...
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