[OZAPRS] Status of the HF network ?

Thu Nov 9 22:36:27 AEDT 2017

Hi all,

I recently travelled around Oz (well up the middle and then down the west coast returning to Melbourne across the bottom).

I used APRSDroid and a PK232 (Bluetooth RS232 adapter) coupled with a Codan X2.

I am only a standard, so had to stick to 40m. I had more luck pinging into APRS-IS. We are really limited in 40cm iGates.

I also submitted patches to APRSDroid to bring in compressed packets and used that rather than the uncompressed packet model it uses out of the Google Play store.

Worked well when I could hit an iGate.

I rarely received stuff, I probably needed a more stable TNC.

Thanks,

Matty

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From: OZAPRS <ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au> on behalf of Carlos Peco-Berrocal <carlos.peco at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, 9 November 2017 10:15:05 PM
To: Australian APRS Users
Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] Status of the HF network ?

Hi David,

Thanks a lot for the information. I really like the concept, because it is "tried and tested" and just a couple of "clicks" away.
I have most bits at home and will order the UDRC II at the first opportunity.

73,
Carlos VK1EA

Le jeudi 9 novembre 2017, David <david at vk3il.net<mailto:david at vk3il.net>> a écrit :
> Carlos,
>
> If you want to go down the RPi/Direwolf route, there is a commercially available HAT for the RPi that provides a complete interface for 2 radios - the UDRC II from NW Digital Radio - http://nwdigitalradio.com/category/udrc/ Originally it was designed to interface to a Yaseau DR-2 repeater, but it works fine driving other radios. I have it running in my car with both VHF and HF radios and it works well. Have a look at my blog entry for details: http://vk3il.net/projects/raspberry-pi-based-aprs-trackerdigipeaterigate/
>
> 73
>
> David VK3IL
>
> On 9/11/2017 8:20 PM, Carlos Peco-Berrocal wrote:
>
> Next time I go to your place you have to explain me how to do it.
>
> Not a problem buying a $300 kit put together by someone, that is
> great. What I don't want to do is to end buying something proprietary
> I can not tinker with, I have plenty of that already.
>
> cheers
> Carlos
>
>
> On 11/9/17, Glen English VK1XX <glenlist at pacificmedia.com.au<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto:ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au>> on behalf of Carlos
>
> Peco-Berrocal <carlos.peco at gmail.com<mailto: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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