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BTECH UV-PRO APRS messaging issue, "(NOT AX.25)"

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kool_duck

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So, I've recently gotten the BTECH UV-PRO (the same thing as the VGC VR-N76), and whenever I try to send APRS messages via the app or the radio itself, Direwolf seems to display the text perfectly fine, but the text "(NOT AX.25)" appears before the message, and hex numbers appear before the actual text itself in the message. aprs.fi using the built in KISS TNC works perfectly fine. I've made sure that in the digital mode settings I have it set to APRS and not BSS.

No software other than Direwolf itself seems to be able to decode whatever the radio is sending out.

Is this intended to happen or have I not configured my radio properly?
 

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Why are you using Direwolf? The radio itself *is* a TNC. Direwolf is a software TNC. Just use the bluetooth KISS TNC of the radio and run your APRS software. For that matter, if you are just using APRS, use the radio itself only or KISS TNC it to APRSdroid.
 
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KD8DVR said:
Why are you using Direwolf? The radio itself *is* a TNC. Direwolf is a software TNC. Just use the bluetooth KISS TNC of the radio and run your APRS software.
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I'm using Direwolf with a different radio that's receiving my UV-PRO's messages.
 
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