Mike Swiatkowski, AA9VI Don Whiteman, KK9H Mark Klocksin, WA9IVH North Shore Radio Club Monthly...

Mike Swiatkowski, AA9VIDon Whiteman, KK9H

Mark Klocksin, WA9IVH

North Shore Radio Club Monthly Program

May 2011

APRSAutomatic Packet Reporting System active on

nationwide 144.39 MHz. EU/Australia active on different freqs.

Supports text messaging (mobile-base, base-mobile, base-base), weather station reporting, local repeater “directory,” and vehicle location

Hybrid VHF and internet system. Many VHF radios connected to internet.

Real time traffic times! 2m DX Beacon too!

What is a Digipeater?Similar to a voice repeater, but repeats data

packets. High up, generally > 25W.Simplex operation. Repeats a time delayed

packet on same frequency.Specify how many times you want packet

repeated. Each time repeated it decrements # repeat tag in packet.

Digipeater Animation

Digipeater

Winlink

Weather

Android/iPhone

Vehicle

Home

Satellite Station

Local Repeater

Echolink Node

APRS Mobile Connection

Byonics GPS 2

PTT

GND

TX Audio

RX Audio and 12VDC

Motorola M1225 is small and makes a great APRS radio. All 4 signals and 12 V on rear accy. plug. to power TT4

(25W good enough, APRS via WIDE2-1 for Chicago WIDE3-3 outside metro areas… some people even use a 5W HT!)

Byonics TT4

Byonics.org

Another APRS Mobile ConfigurationYaesu FTM-350, Kenwood TM-D710A

(TNC inside radio allows for

Text messaging from mic)

Plenty of info. @

aprs.org

Home WX APRS Connection

Internet PTT

GND

TX Audio

RX Audio

home.comcast.net/~dshelms/cwop.html

Leave out weather

If just basic home station

(WIDE2-2)

Ui-view.org

The most popular APRS program.

Win7- install on C:\

Free maps using PA7RHM plug-in seen here

• International Space Station 145.825MHz use APRS via ARISS path

• You can be an internet gateway

• Send VHF RF packet messages to people across the continent via a satellite. http://www.ariss.net/

• Other satellites for packet: AO-51, CO-55, GO-32. Orbitron free, easy to use prediction program.

xastir.org

Free Open Street Maps

Very similar to UI-View

145.61 MHz (IL/WI)

Similar hardware config to APRS

Send short emails

over RF or internet

Supports attachments

Useful for marathons?

Rosters? Status?

Winlink RMS Express (free!)

Winlink RMS Express (easy!)

Sending/Receiving Email

See Demo

Help for Beginners

ChicagolandSkywarn.org, Click on APRS and CWOP Click on Instructions for Configuring your own

stationns9rc.org Click on Winlink Packet RadioCredits: aprs.org, winlink.org