[OZAPRS] Status of the HF network ?

Peter Dodd dodd.pc at bigpond.com
Thu Nov 9 20:16:52 AEDT 2017


Something like this 

https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/dotsia3r

Peter 
VK7KPC
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mark Jessop 
  To: Australian APRS Users 
  Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2017 8:10 PM
  Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] Status of the HF network ?


  Hi Glen,


  I guess the bit that's missing is a nice hat/shield/cape/whatever to go on something like a raspberry pi to handle the radio interfacing/isolation/keying/etc.


  Unless you know of such a device? 


  73
  Mark VK5QI


  On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 7:08 PM, Glen English VK1XX <glenlist at pacificmedia.com.au> wrote:

    Carlos

    Have a look at dire wolf

    you can run it on an $20 ARM  platform....(like I do)

    drawing 1/2 a watt....

    and it does 300 baud HF.....

    real easy

    it's what ginini will be shortly, and isaacs... and and and


    On 9/11/2017 7:57 PM, Carlos Peco-Berrocal wrote:

    > Thanks Andrew/Mark,
    >
    > Yep, I found that APRSDroid does 1200 bps only. I will explore the
    > OpenTrackerUSB option, sounds interesting to me !
    >
    > 73
    > Carlos VK1EA
    >
    >
    > On 11/9/17, Mark Jessop <lenniethelemming at gmail.com> wrote:
    >> Looking through the APRS Droid options, I don't see the ability to generate
    >> 300 baud APRS (call it whatever you want, FSK or AFSK) output.
    >> In fact, there are no baud rate settings at all, just the choice between
    >> 'Internet' (APRS-IS), and 'Audio' (which I'm assuming is 1200 baud FSK,
    >> intended for use with a FM transceiver).
    >>
    >> There appears to be an iPhone/iPad application 'APRSPro' which may do 300
    >> baud APRS, but I a cursory google search hasn't found an equivalent Android
    >> application.
    >>
    >> Within my car I've used an OpenTrackerUSB configured into 300 baud mode,
    >> hooked into my Codan NGT SRx. These units are TX only however. At about
    >> AUD$50-60, it's fairly cheap way of getting HF APRS beaconing going.
    >> For a receiver, I'd probably recommend using Direwolf.
    >>
    >> 73
    >> Mark VK5QI
    >>
    >>
    >> On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 6:20 PM, Andrew Rich <vk4tec at tech-software.net>
    >> wrote:
    >>
    >>> AFSK on Ssb results in fsk
    >>>
    >>> Sent from my iPhone
    >>>
    >>> On 9 Nov 2017, at 6:17 pm, Carlos Peco-Berrocal <carlos.peco at gmail.com>
    >>> wrote:
    >>>
    >>> Hi Andrew,
    >>>
    >>> For HF as well ?
    >>>
    >>> I thought it was AFSK tones for VHF only
    >>>
    >>> cheers
    >>> Carlos
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> Le jeudi 9 novembre 2017, Andrew Rich <vk4tec at tech-software.net> a écrit
    >>> :
    >>>> Aprs droid
    >>>> Google
    >>>>
    >>>> Sent from my iPhone
    >>>> On 9 Nov 2017, at 5:38 pm, Carlos Peco-Berrocal <carlos.peco at gmail.com>
    >>> wrote:
    >>>> Thanks Peter,
    >>>>
    >>>> Any suggestion about how to generate APRS-FSK with android/windows ?
    >>>>
    >>>> cheers
    >>>> Carlos
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>> Le jeudi 9 novembre 2017, Peter Wicklein <vk3tbn at hotmail.com> a écrit :
    >>>>> Mostly FSK and a few stations using robust packet
    >>>>>
    >>>>> Regards
    >>>>>
    >>>>> Peter
    >>>>>
    >>>>> VK3TBN
    >>>>>
    >>>>>
    >>>>>
    >>>>> Sent from my Windows 10 phone
    >>>>>
    >>>>>
    >>>>>
    >>>>> ________________________________
    >>>>> From: OZAPRS <ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au> on behalf of Carlos
    >>> Peco-Berrocal <carlos.peco at gmail.com>
    >>>>> Sent: Thursday, November 9, 2017 4:17:17 PM
    >>>>> To: Australian APRS Users
    >>>>> Subject: [OZAPRS] Status of the HF network ?
    >>>>>
    >>>>> Hi,
    >>>>>
    >>>>> A couple of questions:
    >>>>>
    >>>>> - What is the current status of the HF APRS network ? is people using
    >>>>> FSK or that is something of the past and everybody moved to PSK63 or
    >>>>> the likes of ?
    >>>>>
    >>>>> - Which software do you recommend for HF APRS operation using a tablet
    >>>>> (windows/android)
    >>>>>
    >>>>> thanks,
    >>>>> Carlos VK1EA
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