Tag: APRS
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LoRa APRS Logging
There are a few options for viewing LoRa APRS stations on the web in a map-based display. Of course, one could just go to https://aprs.fi/ and set some filters by station type, destination callsign, etc. The most comprehensive “ready to go” LoRa APRS map viewer appears to be https://lora.ham-radio-op.net/ which is run by EA2RCF. I…
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LoRa APRS Config Files
A couple of folks have asked for my configuration files for my LoRa APRS trackers and i-gates, so I thought I would just share them in a follow-up post. Be sure to read my first and second LoRa APRS posts. Here is my tracker_config.json file: And here is my igate_conf.json file: In each case you…
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More on LoRa APRS
I’ve been experimenting with and using LoRa APRS for a couple of weeks now. Here is the first post I wrote about getting started with it. If you haven’t read that one yet, I suggest you start there. I’ve also been trying to learn a bit more about the LoRa modulation (or “Frequency Shift Chirp…
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LoRa APRS
A local amateur operator (WB5PJB Gary) reached out to me recenty to see if I wanted to get involved using LoRa APRS on 433 MHz. Gary and I used to talk quit a bit years ago when were experimenting with D-STAR and D-RATS file transfers, but we had never met in person. I had played…
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APRS RX Comparison
Anytone 878 vs Yaesu FT-5DR Years ago, I did an analog APRS receive/decode comparison between the Yaesu FT-2DR and the Kenwood TH-D74a. It wasn’t even close – the Kenwood received and decoded far more packets than the Yaesu. I now have an FT-5DR and while I generally like the radio, I still don’t think it…