This video demonstrates a simple fox hunt transmitter using a Baofeng UV-5R and an MP3 player connected with a Baofeng APRS-K2 audio cable.
WinLink is a worldwide radio email service that uses radio pathways where the internet is not present. For a few months I have been trying different techniques to connect with my local WinLink RMS Gateways with varying success. I think I finally found the magic formula!
If you’ve been researching how to build an APRS iGate, surely you’ve seen quite a few articles on setting up a Raspberry PI or other Linux-based solution. But what if you don’t have a Raspberry PI laying around? What if you’re not a Linux geek? Well, this is your simple Windows-based solution. I’ll first provide the parts list and then get into the details.
| Item Needed | Description | Source |
| Base Station Antenna and Cabling | For receiving APRS audio | Local HAM shop, Home Depot, Internet |
| RTL-SDR USB Dongle | For connecting the antenna to the computer | Internet (Amazon) |
| AIRSPY SDR# | Your software defined |
A presentation I did for OCRACES regarding APRS Station Tracking and Messaging
Julie (KN6AOC) and I had a great time on Saturday, June 22, 2019 visiting several of the amateur field day club sites.
After several months of trying to figure out how to use a Baofeng as a TNC for things like APRS tracking, I finally found a method that works.
I tested SARTrack's software for APRS station tracking and APRS messaging.
2019 Field Day locations within Orange County, California.
I did a field test of PinPoint APRS tracking software.
This morning on my drive to work I was listening to a conversation on the PAPA system via PAPA 22 which is on Pleasant’s Peak. The PAPA system has many repeaters interlinked throughout California. A ham operator was hiking up to Strawberry Peak to do a SOTA activation (W6/CT-018). I don’t know which repeater he was using, but it probably wasn’t PAPA 22. I’m thinking maybe he was on PAPA 4. Anyway, when I got to work I thought I would see if he was tracking his location via APRS and found him as N6MKW-7. …