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APRS

Talk about APRS tracking, messaging, digipeaters, iGates, mobile beacons, and APRS setup for ham radio use.

  1. APRS digi not igating - am i missing something obvious

    Emily Wilson23,
    • 1 reply
    • 5 views
    Rachel Kim

  2. APRS path settings driving me nuts — beaconing all over but nobody's seeing me

    Jennifer Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 13 views
    John Johnson

  3. APRS digipeater not showing my beacons on aprs.fi — what am I missing

    David Johnson45,
    • 1 reply
    • 12 views
    Sarah Garcia

  4. APRS position not updating on aprs.fi — TNC config issue maybe?

    Robert Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 17 views
    Jennifer Wilson

  5. APRS digipeater not igateing my packets — what am i missing

    Dave Patterson,
    • 1 reply
    • 11 views
    Robert Kowalski

  7. APRS packets showing up on aprs.fi but my position is way off — TNC or GPS issue?

    Rebecca Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 14 views
    James Moore18

  8. APRS digipeater path question — am I just spamming the network?

    Jessica Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 23 views
    Bob Wilson

  9. APRS digipeater not heard by anything — am i missing something obvious

    Ashley Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 29 views
    Michael Williams

  10. APRS beacon not showing up on aprs.fi but TNC seems fine?

    Steven Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 26 views
    Emily Wilson

  11. APRS keeps showing my position like half a mile off — is this normal?

    David Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 22 views
    Michelle Garcia

  13. APRS beacon not showing up on aprs.fi — what am I missing

    Gregory Adams,
    • 1 reply
    • 21 views
    Michelle Baker

  14. APRS beacon showing up on aprs.fi but position is way off

    Sarah Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 25 views
    Robert Johnson52

  15. APRS digipeater not gating my packets to the internet — what am I missing

    Daniel Jackson,
    • 1 reply
    • 30 views
    David Williams

  16. APRS not showing my position on aprs.fi — TNC or software issue?

    HF Hunter,
    • 1 reply
    • 28 views
    Sarah Moore28

  17. APRS digipeater not hitting igate — losing packets somewhere

    John Patterson,
    • 1 reply
    • 25 views
    Robert Johnson52

  19. APRS digipeater not igateing my packets — what am i missing

    Michael Wu,
    • 1 reply
    • 28 views
    Brian Murphy

  20. APRS digipeater not gating my packets to the internet — driving me crazy

    Ashley Johnson24,
    • 1 reply
    • 33 views
    David Thomas

  21. APRS digipeater not gating my position to the internet — what am I missing

    Emily Thomas74,
    • 1 reply
    • 34 views
    Amanda Anderson

  22. APRS beacon showing up on aprs.fi but messages not getting through??

    Emily Thomas74,
    • 1 reply
    • 37 views
    Rachel Johnson

  23. APRS messages not getting through even though i can see my beacon on aprs.fi

    James Patterson,
    • 1 reply
    • 31 views
    Amanda Wilson

  25. APRS digipeater not propagating my packets beyond a few miles — what am i missing

    Amanda Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 34 views
    David Johnson

  26. APRS beacon showing up on aprs.fi but position is way off — TNC config issue?

    HF Hunter,
    • 1 reply
    • 39 views
    Jennifer Wu

  27. APRS position not updating on aprs.fi — igate seeing me but map stuck

    Lisa Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 44 views
    Nicole Larsen

  28. APRS path settings driving me nuts — why does my beacon keep getting igated twice

    Steven Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 37 views
    Brazil Ham

  29. APRS beaconing every 30 seconds is annoying everyone apparently

    Helen Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 34 views
    Ashley Wilson95

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