[OZAPRS] Smart Beaconing settings

[Geoff]

I have a couple of screen captures from the OpenTracker config program as
well that I will upload - however in all cases as being discussed here the
smart-beaconing config probably needs to be tweaked a bit in all cases :)

Geoff  2XJG

-----Original Message-----
From: ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au [mailto:ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au] On
Behalf Of Steven Heimann
Sent: Sunday, 28 March 2010 7:38 AM
To: Australian APRS Users
Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] Smart Beaconing settings

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#006,153,175,251,000,010,00000
010
> 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#007,153,175,251,000,008,00000
010
> 
> 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#310/0
00/>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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