[OZAPRS] Remote digi/igate

Warren_Brown warbn at telstra.com
Tue Dec 17 19:33:05 AEDT 2019


I see it “supports” APRSDroid., not sure what that means, could only be the GPS data.

Will APRSDriod act as an Igate?

 

Warren vk3byd

 

From: OZAPRS [mailto:ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au] On Behalf Of Norm McMillan
Sent: Tuesday, 17 December 2019 17:11
To: Australian APRS Users
Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] Remote digi/igate

 

Does look interesting! I cant find a lot of info. How do you get to 4g network I wonder?

Anyone have one?

 

norm vk3xci

 

 

On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 4:24 PM Joseph Burford <joseph at burford.me <mailto:joseph at burford.me> > wrote:

 

I've been wondering if something like the X1C5 Pro <https://www.venus-itech.com/product/x1c5-pro/>  might be an option for an iGate + fill-in digi.

 

Not that much more expensive than a PI + bits + SDR, although it depends on what you already have in the junk box :-)

 

Cheers,

 

Joseph

 

 

 

On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 8:57 AM Norm McMillan <vk3xci at gmail.com <mailto:vk3xci at gmail.com> > wrote:

Bit of a fork from the previous thread

 

While Grey Nomading it through the Centre, Kimberly and Gulf Country, I had plenty of time to think about this. A lot of it was "pie in the sky" dreaming, but I did actually lash up some hardware.

RPi 3B (It's what I had!), xastir

Boefang Handheld (IWIH)

OpenTracker running as a Kiss TNC ,,,

3G modem Dongle.

12V 7AH battery, converted Car USB charger (2 Amps)

10 Watts of solar.

 

Put it upon  the 'van at a number of places while we toured in the ute. iGate worked a treat except the power budget was negative. Lasted three days before the rig died of power failure. The effective range of the iGate was an order o magnitude better than the digi. 50W v 5W. Never heard or saw another station digi either. Turned off transmit, power budget marginally positive, a bad day would wreck it!

 

By the time we started down the Queensland coast we had APRS coverage, 'tho' still a few holes.

 

Played more at home.

RPi3B (waiting for my Zero)

SDR dongle

3G modem Dongle

pre-built image.

I have it running off a 5V bench supply atm, so I can monitor current etc.

 

Sure, it's rx only, but "if a tree falls in the forest.... etc" For vast streches of the Outback, a digi or messaging is a waste of time, money, equipment and precious power.

 

Xmas has intervened so the project is on hold 'till new year.

 

More as it happens

 

norm vk3xci

 

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