Nm5rms sound card packet site an excellent agwpe howto. Monitoring aprs with the rtlsdr youtube user troy mcquinn has uploaded a video showing how he is able to decode amateur radio aprs signals. Aprs software for ham radio category is a curation of 33 web resources on, usaphotomaps, adaptive home logic, aprstrack. Opentrac stands for open tactical reporting and communications. Tracker2 model ot2m aka opentracker 2m aka ot2m link1 or link2 tracker2 model t25 aka t25 tracker for alinco dr5 tracker2 model t2301 aka t2301 aka fc301d tracker2 tnc board includes 5watt transceiver. As an alternative opentracker can also be built or bought preassembled, and has the. Opentrac open tactical reporting and communication protocol. This site is devoted to the development of a new tactical communications messaging protocol inspired by bob bruningas aprs tm protocol. Many kenwood radios have built in tncs or aprs capability, however, the tmv71a doesnt have any of these features.
I ran aprs a few years ago, and thought it was neat, had some cool features, but didnt see the draw as in reason to do it, not the picture part. Freedv new opensource digital voice for hf soundcard software modem. Aprs data can be displayed on a map, which can show stations, objects. Setup a tnc using the argent data opentracker usb, raspberry pi and xastir software. Astars stands for aprs satellite tracking and reporting system and refers to digital relay satellites and the global aprs internet linked system of ground stations that tie it all together into full time 247. Aprs is used by amateur ham radio operators to transmit realtime position information, weather data, telemetry and messages over the radio. Later aprs support and application choices will also be added. This link is listed in our web site directory since wednesday apr 24 2002, and till today aprs point has been followed for a total of 25733 times. Aprs client software for linux or mac users, there is xastir.
Aux cord for iphone xxs aux cable for car for iphone male stereo audio. Aprs is a form of packet radio so if you tune to the frequency used it will sound a bit like a dial up modem. The addition of native usb support makes connecting the tracker to a pc for setup or tethered operation easier than ever. Like its predecessors, the t4 is an aprs tracker, digipeater, and kiss tnc, and keeps all of the tracker3s software features. Windows 32 bit gui designed for search and rescue, tactical callsigns, multicolour tracks, search areas, messaging, sar logging. No tail 15 minutes 30 minutes 1 hour 3 hours 6 hours 12 hours 24 hours 2 days 3 days 4 days 5 days 6 days 7 days. The round radio buttons in the transmit area to the right of the waterfall display allow you to choose which bandmode to transmit on, when sending a message. The radio needs to be a multimode transceiver with good frequency stability.
Aprs tracker the opentracker usb is first and foremost a fullfeatured. If you have trouble finding anything, please let me know. Tnc pi is a tnc addon for the low power, low cost linux system known as raspberry pi. Today were going to build an ultra low draw digipeater, igate, or aprs beacon. The easiest way to update the firmware is to use the load firmware from web option in the configuration program. It includes advanced features such as detailed waypoint output to nmea, garmin, and magellan gps receivers, full aprs digipeater support, remote control and configuration, kiss protocol support, weather station support, and the ability to use. Marcan uiview maps i also recommend aprsisce in windows. Uz7ho sound modem for sound card use agw interface compatible.
Uiview site you can get sample maps from my site at. The zip file linked below contains an image file that can be used to recreate a compact disk containing files to test and compare the performance of standard 1200 baud vhf packet radio tncs under various conditions. Feel free to create improvements and extensions to yaac. Map software, like aprs software, has many variations. This amateur radio web site explains how to use the agwpe utility program to send and receive packet using the sound card of your pc instead of a tnc.
Only a standard ps2 data port on the back of the radio. Once transmitted, these reports can be combined with a computer and mapping software to show the transmitted. Aprs tracker kits and built units rpc electronics, llc. It can still function as a full featured aprs tracker, with a gps connected. Hardware for aprs kenwood d700, d710, d7, d72, d74 yaesu ftm350, ft1dr, vx8r, vx8dr any radio with data jack and external tnc tnc2, mfj, byonics tinytrak, argent opentracker, tncxtncpi byonics mtaio signalink or other sound card interface and software in place of tnc. The rs485 bus is capable of very long cable runs and has excellent immunity to electrical noise. It presents the satellite predictions on the aprs map and will autotune the kenwood radios including doppler. Although aprs is a local, tactical realtime twoway communications system, all local information is injected into the aprsis internet system so it can be monitored anywhere. If you have an opentracker, please consider using the configurations below, where profile 1is the vhf setup, and profile 2 is for hf. The opentracker usb has replaced it as our entrylevel aprs tracker. Automatic packet reporting system aprs is an amateur radiobased system for real time. Running linux, it can support the aprs program xastir.
Argent data systems opentracker usb users manual revised 2. In the end i stopped using the opentracker and moved back to the successfully working usb sound card technique and using a gpio pin on the rpi to trigger ptt. The opentracker usb wiki contains detailed and uptodate information on the opentracker usb firmware. Here is the live igate list of over 1500 igates that give connectivity throughout the world. The most popular seem to be delorme, street atlas, rand mcnally and precision mapping. It is designed to stand alone and does not monitor other traffic on the frequency. I had been running an aprs rftointernet gateway an igate for a few months using a sound card modem by thomas sailer, hb9jnxae4wa, soundmodem. The tracker4 is the successor to the opentracker and tracker2 tracker3 series, and it. It can use a singleport tnc in native mode, a single or dualport tnc in kiss mode or the agw packet engine in order to transmit on up to four radio ports. At this point its nice to have the model b with two usb ports and internet coming in through the ethernet jack. Like the tinytrak series, it supports a primary and secondary profile, allowing the same unit to be easily switched between vhf and hf operation. Determine the sound cards device address on your sound card. May 10, 2018 alan ran aprsis32 on a computer, and connected it to two aprs receivers. Software packetradio tnc that uses a soundcard as a.
Running with the audio level set in software to a very low level can. The opentracker supports both hf 300bps and vhf operation. This includes sound cards interfacing a radio to a computer, simple tncs, and. I own a tmv71a and it is a very powerful and feature rich. Opentracker is an aprs and opentrac capable gps and telemetry encoder, physically. The tracksoar software is built around the open source trackuino firmware, which is well developed and quite mature.
Data can include object global positioning system gps coordinates, weather station telemetry, text messages, announcements, queries, and other telemetry. I have added satellite tracking to aprsdos in the form of aprstk. Yet another aprs client, software for accessing the automatic packet. A vehicle equipped with a gps receiver, a vhf transmitter or hf transceiver and a small computer device called a tracker. Automatic packet reporting system aprs is an amateur radiobased system for real time digital communications of information of immediate value in the local area. Positions of fixed stations are configured in the aprs software. Although aprs is a local, tactical realtime twoway communications system, all local information is injected into the aprs is internet system so it can be monitored anywhere. It will also rotate any 24v ac cheap tv rotator towards each satellite for maximum singal. The argent data opentrackerusb and the tncpi a board, custom. Aprs is an acronym for automatic packet reporting system and is used by ham radio users to send data like messages, announcements and also gps coordinates. At first, the two ports received the same packets at the same time. For otwincfg connection problems, see the faq wiki.
Yaac can be used as a standalone aprs client, an aprs rfinternet gateway igate, or as a ax. If you havent done so already, shut down your pi and plug in your usb sound dongle. I have a reason to put together an aprs station again mainly for tracking during public service events using microtraks. Apr 22, 2014 setup a tnc using the argent data opentracker usb, raspberry pi and xastir software. You can use your iphone as an audio tnc and connect it to your hfvhf radio for 3001200 baud aprs operation. The tnc or tracker or sound card is set to generate a pair of audio tones spaced at 200hz, with 300 baud afsk signalling the data. Agwpe freeware for aprs message receipt and display. Welcome to yaac yet another aprs client yaac is a mostly platformindependent java application written by andrew pavlin, ka2ddo, for monitoring and contributing to the automatic packet reporting system aprs network invented and trademarked by bob bruninga, wb4apr yaac is free software. Discussion in amateur radio software started by kb1nxe, feb 15, 20.
In its current form, this is best suited to a base station environment because it has no gps. Pins 45 on db25 and pins 78 on db9 i simply ran a jumper between the two. Oct 31, 20 in the end i stopped using the opentracker and moved back to the successfully working usb sound card technique and using a gpio pin on the rpi to trigger ptt. Aprsbeacon the purpose of the aprsbeacon is to provide simple aprscompatible position beacons for up to three objects. Alex, kr1st, has released tracgen, an opentrac kiss frame generator that converts aprs packets for testing purposes. Usually the opentracker is connected to the microphone input of a radio. A vehicle equipped with a gps receiver, a vhf transmitter or hf transceiver and a. There are not a lot of differences to vhf operation. This page shows realtime information collected from the automatic position reporting system internet network aprsis.
The tnc or tracker or sound card is set to generate a pair of audio tones spaced at. No longer available or supported please do not contact me regarding this software. An alternative to using a tnc is software that uses your sound card as a modem. Argent data home of the opentracker aprs tncs, a lot of hardtofind radio. Yet another aprs client client software for users of the automatic packet reporting system amateur radio network. Managed to configure the soundmodem software to talk to the sound. Agw packet engine sendreceive packet entirely in software with a pc sound card. Experimental support for opentrac in xastiris currently being tested. Aprs software free download aprs top 4 download offers free software downloads for windows, mac, ios and android computers and mobile devices. Aprs database access there is a web page that will show the latest weather reports for the weather stations nearest a location.
Data from a gps receiver gets encoded and transmitted in aprs format, and in many parts of the world theres an extensive digipeater and gateway network thatll get the data onto the internet. Microtrak aio the microtrak aio all in one is a complete, selfcontained, rugged, water resistant, portable, 10watt aprs tracker, including a frequency agile 2meter transmitter, a tinytrak3 controller chip, a byonics gps5oem receiver, and an sma antenna. We have modified it slightly to read data from the sensors and transmit it via aprs, as well as to accept location data from the maxm8q gps receiver. There are a couple of software applications out there that allow you to use a sound card in a pc, along with. Uiview32 and the 16bit uiview are aprs programs written by roger barker g4ide sk also the author of the winpack windows packet terminal program. Use of one of these transceivers simplifies the setting up of an aprs station. Aprs messenger is capable of supporting both the sound card modes on hf, and a second hf or vhf tnc, either hardware or software i. Aprs satellite trackers when you are off the grid, just connect a spot or delorme satellite tracker to aprs pro and let the world follow your steps. There are a couple of software applications out there that allow you to use a sound card in a pc, along with one of the leads on either a com port, or a printer port to toggle transmit, to send data, including aprs packets, via a radio that does not have a port for a tnc adapter. The opentracker is an aprs unit that transmits data via amateur radio packet. This is the method i currently use for my hf station. About aprs point the resource is currently listed in in a single category.