[OZAPRS] Smart Beaconing settings
Steven Heimann
steven at nami.com.au
Sun Mar 28 07:37:38 EST 2010
I have noticed previously that the Tinktrak4 configuration page at
http://www.aprs.net.au/configuration/tinytrak4 has a 10 in the Telemetry
rate box. When setting up my TT4 I tried to follow this guide closely
but found that putting the 10 in Telemetry rate a suggested caused my
TT4 to beacon every 10 seconds so set this box back to blank.
Perhaps this is what has happened to Stuart.
I have previously passed this info on to Geoff XJG but I don't think he
has had time to update the web page yet.
Regards
Steven
On Sat, 2010-03-27 at 22:40 +1030, Tony Hunt wrote:
> Hi Stuart,
>
> Hopefully you have it sorted by now with that TT4. Ive had no experience
> with the TT4 myself. I have a TT3 on HF and ran TT2s for a while.
> One thing Ive noticed with the TT4 on 2m in particular is the Telemetry.
> Placing a tick in boxes (I dont know the exact combos) seems to produce
> a completely separate Telemetry frame. Unless your using some Telemetry
> decoding software or maybee a App on the Web this is just another Junk
> value frame going to air with regularity.
>
> Ive downloaded the TT4 config app and had a look at it.. I am guessing
> but it seems perhaps marking either`or both of the send Voltage / send
> Temp will make it start banging out Telemetry frames. Then there is the
> rate Box on there.
>
> Have a look here at how many Telemetry frames there are
> http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&call=VK5ADE-9
> They look like this.
> 2010-03-26 06:15:38 UTC: *VK5ADE-9
> <http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=VK5ADE-9>*>APOT21,VK5RLH-1
> <http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=VK5RLH-1>,WIDE1*,WIDE2-2,qAR,VK5ZEA-1
> <http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=VK5ZEA-1>:T#006,153,175,251,000,010,00000010
> 2010-03-26 06:15:49 UTC: *VK5ADE-9
> <http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=VK5ADE-9>*>APOT21,VK5RLH-1
> <http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=VK5RLH-1>,WIDE1*,WIDE2-2,qAR,VK5ZEA-1
> <http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=VK5ZEA-1>:T#007,153,175,251,000,008,00000010
>
> Theres no Positional info on these. Just Temperature and Voltage in APRS
> Telemetry format if you want to decode/decipher it from the analogue
> telemetry values in there.
>
> The same thing seems to be present on your HF -15
>
> Ive found the same thing is happening with Pauls Tracker 4
> http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&call=VK5VCO-1
>
> So I ask again . Are you guys actually using these Telemetry frames ??
> It might seem like a cool idea to broadcast your battery volts and Temp
> but in this format are you actually using it ? I really wonder with
> Pauls setup. His Temp is usually between 45 and 60 degrees C.
> In the TT4 manual it shows a calibration trimmer for the Temp setting .
> Perhaps Paul needs to look at this calibration.
>
> Going back to the TT4 config. I suspect Paul has all 3 boxes marked in
> the Telemetry section. Heres a clue.
> I am guesing that if you mark only the "send after Position" box then it
> will include the Temp and Volts in the position frame and not send
> separate Telemetry frames at all. When it sends it as a comment with the
> Position frame its in plain English Degrees and Volts.
> Like this.
> 2010-03-27 07:25:40 UTC: *VK5VCO-1
> <http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=VK5VCO-1>*>APTT4,WIDE2-1,qAR,VK5AH-5
> <http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=VK5AH-5>:/072538h3445.10S113837.01E#310/000/>Temp
> 48C Batt 14.1V/A=000092!wwd!
>
> Thats not strictly telemetry by definition either so just what that
> setting is doing in the "Telemetry" box in the TT4 config I dont know.
> This is why its confusing perhaps. Assuming I am correct about those 3
> boxes in there.
>
> Looks like the Altitude is also slapped on there as well with Pauls
> frame above. Thats a pretty long frame when its all said and done.
> If you enable compression you will end up with a smaller frame and
> increase your chances of getting a Digipeat and the frame carrying
> particularly in Elizabeth and on HF. So try to enable MIC-E as suggested
> on the Config pages
> http://www.aprs.net.au/configuration/tinytrak4
>
> The open Traker 2 has a similar setup allowing you to tack the Volts and
> temp onto the Posit. Its just less ambiguous with the enabling of
> Telemetry with a separate box for Telemetry ON/OFF.
> Hope this helps and makes sense.
>
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