[OZAPRS] Status of the HF network ?

[Peter Dodd]

On the keep it simple theme.

Tiny Track3 plus and a Codan 6924 mk2 with a 10Mhz crystal.

TT3 has audio driven tx inhibit so another problem solved.

About 30 W into Diamond 30m whip on roof rack.

Runs off auxilary battery via low voltage disconnect unit.

Tracked ML to Elliot (NT) no problem during July.

Not too good North of there but got in a couple of times from Darwin.

Similar on way back South

Regards

Peter
VK7KPC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Rich" <vk4tec at tech-software.net>
To: "Australian APRS Users" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2017 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] Status of the HF network ?


> Oh an arduino uno and opentracker shield
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On 11 Nov 2017, at 2:09 pm, 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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