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APRS

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

  1. APRS position not showing up on aprs.fi but TNC seems to be working??

    Sarah Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 119 views
    Diploe Dan

  2. TNC-X Reception Issues with Raspberry Pi 4 APRX Setup

    Robert Kim,
    • 2 replies
    • 443 views
    Sarah Mitchell

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

    Michael Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    Robert Thompson

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

    James Wilson94,
    • 1 reply
    • 50 views
    Elizabeth Patel

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

    Ham Fan,
    • 2 replies
    • 204 views
    Mark Thompson

  7. APRS Digipeater Path Optimization for Weak Signal Coverage

    David Johnson45,
    • 2 replies
    • 202 views
    Michael Thompson

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

    Ashley Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 109 views
    Sarah Brown

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

    Michael Torres,
    • 1 reply
    • 102 views
    Sarah Wilson13

  10. Smart Beaconing vs Fixed Intervals - Real World Performance Analysis

    David Davis41,
    • 2 replies
    • 150 views
    Jessica Taylor

  11. APRS digipeater not hearing my beacon — missing something obvious?

    Kimberly Brooks,
    • 1 reply
    • 75 views
    Ashley Brown21

  13. APRS path settings driving me crazy — packets not getting out

    Gary Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 74 views
    Bob Williams

  14. APRS Message Delivery Issues - Path Troubleshooting Help

    Sarah Anderson50,
    • 2 replies
    • 192 views
    James Wilson

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

    Amanda Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    James Wilson46

  16. WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1 Path vs WIDEn-N - Which for Mobile Operation?

    Christopher Lee,
    • 2 replies
    • 176 views
    Patricia Wilson

  17. APRS messages not getting through to my HT — igate issue or something else?

    Paul Jackson,
    • 1 reply
    • 98 views
    Ham Fan 24

  19. APRS digipeater path questions — am i doing this wrong

    DX Dude,
    • 1 reply
    • 115 views
    Ham Fan

  20. APRS showing wrong position on aprs.fi — digipeater issue or something else?

    Steven Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 71 views
    Steven Brown

  21. APRS beacon not showing up on aprs.fi — driving me nuts

    David Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 76 views
    David Rodriguez

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

    Steve Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 73 views
    Amanda Anderson

  23. APRS digipeater path not working right — packets not showing on aprs.fi

    Jeff Parker,
    • 1 reply
    • 49 views
    Jeff Parker

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

    Robert Williams,
    • 2 replies
    • 623 views
    Robert Williams

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

    Elizabeth Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 217 views
    Michael Williams

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

    David Williams95,
    • 1 reply
    • 163 views
    David Williams95

  28. APRS messages not getting through even though I see my beacon fine

    Angela Turner,
    • 1 reply
    • 70 views
    Jennifer Williams

  29. APRS digipeater not igateing my position — what am i missing

    Michael Peterson,
    • 1 reply
    • 36 views
    Daniel Garcia

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