[OZAPRS] Status of the HF network ?

Shaun vk2xpp at optusnet.com.au
Sat Nov 11 15:12:34 AEDT 2017 

I had a USB opentracker. It bricked during an upgrade. I couldn’t recover it even using the serial interface. 

Brief reply only from my iPhone

> On 11 Nov 2017, at 15:09, Carlos Peco-Berrocal <carlos.peco at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I see your point and I sincerely respect it. But I like this hobby
> partly for its complexity and the "brain effort" involved.
> 
> cheers
> 
>> On 11/11/17, Andrew Rich <vk4tec at tech-software.net> wrote:
>> We ran an opentracker on hf from Qld to nsw
>> 
>> Awesome tracking
>> 
>> Keep it simple
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On 11 Nov 2017, at 1:57 pm, Carlos Peco-Berrocal <carlos.peco at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Not a good feeling:
>>> 
>>> http://owenduffy.net/blog/?p=2173
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I really liked David VK3IL approach, and I want to go to Glen VK1XX
>>> lab to take a look at his solution as well.
>>> 
>>> cheers
>>> Carlos VK1EA
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 11/11/17, Andrew Rich <vk4tec at tech-software.net> wrote:
>>>> Why don’t you get an opentracker
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>>> On 11 Nov 2017, at 12:23 pm, Shaun <vk2xpp at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi David,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I briefly scanned your article. Nice work. I want to have a look in
>>>>> detail
>>>>> how you did then power supply. Dipping volts as you start the car was my
>>>>> main concern.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Has anyone been able to make a Pi tracker without the head? I.e. use
>>>>> software in the Pi to act as a TNC and output the tones out the sound
>>>>> card
>>>>> or USB soundcard?
>>>>> 
>>>>> I followed internet instructions that were using Dire Wolf but I
>>>>> couldn't
>>>>> get it to work. My command line isn't the greatest.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Shaun.
>>>>> 
>>>>> VK2XPP
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my Huawei Mobile
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>>>> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] Status of the HF network ?
>>>>> From: David
>>>>> To: ozaprs at aprs.net.au
>>>>> CC:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> No problems Carlos. Email me if you have questions as you get into it
>>>>> further. I don't call myself an APRS expert, but I've at least managed
>>>>> to
>>>>> make it work. Others on this list can probably solve any hard problems
>>>>> :-)
>>>>> 
>>>>> 73
>>>>> 
>>>>> David VK3IL
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 9/11/2017 10:15 PM, Carlos Peco-Berrocal wrote:
>>>>>> 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> 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> 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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