<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Steve<div><br></div><div>Thanks for that info. That is precisely the sort of thing I was after. I had assumed it would be more reliable but note your comments. Mine will be used at home with a wireless router.</div><div><br></div><div>David</div><div><br><div><div>On 27/02/2010, at 7:30 PM, Steve Page wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Hello David,<br> <br> I am pretty new to APRS, but before I jumped out to acquire the latest in Ham Radio APRS equipment, I had a bit of a read around a few websites and other places' like this mailing list. One thing that appeared to me was computer reliability. After speaking to another ham running a similar set up described below but for the reception of a different radio service, the computerless system (below) was put together. <br> <br> I have been experimenting with this computerless APRS Igate(?) idea for some time now and I'm not convinced it's a 100 percent reliable system either. (requires more experimenting) It seemed to work flawlessly at home when I'm accessing the internet through my LAN, but when I connected my TCP/IP computerless APRS system to an 8 port switch and started sharing the switch, wireless router and modem with another computerless system using UDP in our repeater hut, I had a few problems.<br> <br> Other problems:<br> 1) The additional equipment, the wirelses router and USB moden were required at our little hut on the hill due to no access to the internet. (if possible, use Optus or another reseller rather then Telstra, it's a lot cheaper!)<br> 2) APRS traffic coming back from Perth or to where ever the computerless system is connected to. In my case, I'm a 1000 miles north of Perth and we would receive and RF transmit the packets coming back from Perth. I never did try to decode what was occasionally being sent. It really wasn't a problem, but possibly more of a side effect of being piggybacked off an Igate(?) and not a server??? <br> 3) Getting connected. There is no feature or function so to speak, to inject a callsign/password with this computerless system.. So, a very nice and clever person in Perth has opened a port for me and some how forces a password for me when my Serial to IP converter connects while we in the North West experiment with a computerless system. A possible problem, although I have not experienced it, if this remote Igate(?) computer goes "off the air", my computerless system is off the air. Hence my question on the mailing list a few days ago in regards to UDP server port 1315. (more experimenting :)<br> <br> The basic working computerless APRS system in bold:<br> <b>2 meter radio - Tiny Tracker 4 - BF430 serial to IP converter</b> - [NetComm 3G wireless router* - USB modem*] * = not required if you have internet access at your repeater site or home. <br> <br> (The computerless system is currently off the air for a few days while we shift some equipment around at our hut. It's so stinking hot an humid up here that things tend to take a lot of time to get done))<br> <br> 73's Steve - VK6HV<br> (Yes, my Eee PC is free for me to use!!!)<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> David and Justine Olsen wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:96EFFC10-3D91-4E02-B7AA-2C9ECCA00432@bigpond.net.au" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Has anyone setup an igate without a computer? This is my next goal.
Can anyone direct me to any web references or offer a brief outline?
David
VK4MDX
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