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APRS

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

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

    Paul Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 58 views
    Carol Davis

  2. APRS messages not showing up on aprs.fi — digipeater issue or something else?

    Paul Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 47 views
    Sarah Mitchell

  3. APRS igate vs digipeater — do i actually need both running at home?

    Jessica Williams53,
    • 1 reply
    • 71 views
    Emily Miller

  4. APRS path settings driving me crazy — what are you guys running?

    Emily Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    David Williams99

  5. APRS digipeater not igating to aprs.fi — what am I missing

    John Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    David Parker

  7. APRS beacon not showing up on aprs.fi but TNC is keying the radio

    John Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 83 views
    Rebecca Martinez

  8. APRS beacon showing up on aprs.fi but messages not going through??

    John Peterson,
    • 1 reply
    • 141 views
    Jessica Miller89

  9. APRS digipeater path confusion — am i doing this wrong?

    Ashley Wilson81,
    • 1 reply
    • 91 views
    Brian Wilson

  10. APRS digipeater path question — am I flooding the network?

    James Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 116 views
    Susan Clark

  11. TNC-X Setup for APRS - Path Configuration Issue

    Ham Fan,
    • 2 replies
    • 192 views
    Mark Thompson

  13. APRS Digipeater Path Optimization for Weak Signal Coverage

    David Johnson45,
    • 2 replies
    • 187 views
    Michael Thompson

  14. APRS digipeater path settings confusing me, anyone help?

    Ashley Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 93 views
    Sarah Brown

  15. APRS Message Delivery Issues - Path Troubleshooting Help

    Sarah Anderson50,
    • 2 replies
    • 178 views
    James Wilson

  16. APRS digipeater not relaying my packets — setup looks right to me

    Amanda Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 63 views
    James Wilson46

  17. APRS digipeater not igateing my packets — what am I missing

    Steve Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    Amanda Anderson

  19. APRS TNC Configuration Issue: Can't Get My Kenwood TM-710G to Decode Packets Properly

    Robert Williams,
    • 2 replies
    • 612 views
    Robert Williams

  20. APRS on 2m keeps dropping packets - help?

    Elizabeth Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 197 views
    Michael Williams

  21. APRS beacon not showing up on aprs.fi but TNC is keying up

    David Williams95,
    • 1 reply
    • 150 views
    David Williams95

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

    Sarah Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    Kevin Park

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

    Sarah Thomas43,
    • 1 reply
    • 58 views
    Michael Brown

  25. APRS digipeater coverage gap in my area — anyone else dealing with this?

    Mark Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 61 views
    Steve Johnson

  26. APRS digipeater not gating my packets to the internet — what am i missing

    James Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 106 views
    Amanda Anderson

  27. APRS beaconing every 30 seconds — is that too aggressive for a busy network?

    James Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 88 views
    Dave Thompson

  28. APRS showing my position way off — is it the TNC or something else

    Amanda Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 100 views
    Amanda Williams49

  29. APRS digipeater not igateing my packets — what am I missing

    James Brown39,
    • 1 reply
    • 86 views
    James Brown39

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