Can some one point in the right direction for getting info on APRS for Ham and such.
Major thanks
Major thanks
Can some one point in the right direction for getting info on APRS for Ham and such.
Major thanks
To which I will ask, why? Why does the Internet need to know where you are via APRS? If you have a smart phone that includes a GPS receiver, the Internet already knows where you are.I use it to broadcast my position via the internet so I don't tie up my HT.
Here's what I think happens:
You have your APRS radio, such as a Kenwood or Yaesu dual-band radio with APRS, set up to transmit APRS beacons on one "side" of the radio and you have that side of the radio set for the local APRS frequency. Then, without disabling the APRS beaconing, you change that side of the radio to a local repeater frequency. The radio isn't hard-coded to use the local APRS frequency, so it just beacons on whatever frequency that side of the radio is set for.
It boils down to operator error caused by not really understanding what the radio is doing or simple carelessness.
Mea Culpa.You have your APRS radio, such as a Kenwood or Yaesu dual-band radio with APRS, set up to transmit APRS beacons on one "side" of the radio and you have that side of the radio set for the local APRS frequency. Then, without disabling the APRS beaconing, you change that side of the radio to a local repeater frequency. The radio isn't hard-coded to use the local APRS frequency, so it just beacons on whatever frequency that side of the radio is set for.
It boils down to operator error caused by not really understanding what the radio is doing or simple carelessness.
It happens to the best of us. Until we get a dedicated APRS beacon fixed on frequency. Thank you Byonics. I use their RTG device with an on/off switch. This leaves my dual monitoring radio free to monitor one frequency and the other side to scan.Mea Culpa.
I've done that once or twice with my Kenwood TH D74A, due to carelessness. Fortunately, I was only switching to a simplex channel, not a repeater. Another operator on the simplex channel said something like ".....it sounds like someone is beaconing?" and I soon realized it was me. One of the mistakes one can make when buying a new radio and learning to use APRS.
Mea Culpa.
I've done that once or twice with my Kenwood TH D74A, due to carelessness. Fortunately, I was only switching to a simplex channel, not a repeater. Another operator on the simplex channel said something like ".....it sounds like someone is beaconing?" and I soon realized it was me. One of the mistakes one can make when buying a new radio and learning to use APRS.
Here’s a good start. Even if you don’t actually do the steps, by the time you’re done reading you will have gleaned a ton.Can some one point in the right direction for getting info on APRS for Ham and such.
My bad. I thought he was wanting to learn more about what APRS is and how it works, not just how to enable it on a given radio.I disagree. Reading about building an APRS IGate is not a "good start".