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☀ Solar
SFI 125
SN 85
A 7
K 2 Quiet
X-Ray C2.3
Wind 414.1 km/s
Aurora 2
Updated 23:30 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Fair
Night 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Poor

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APRS

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

  1. APRS beacon not showing up on aprs.fi — igate issue or something else?

    Amanda Foster,
    • 1 reply
    • 35 views
    Michael Rodriguez

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

    Michael Peterson,
    • 1 reply
    • 10 views
    Brian Wilson

  3. APRS digipeater not hitting igate — what am I missing

    Repeater King,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    Repeater King

  4. APRS digi not igateing my packets — what am i missing

    Robert Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 62 views
    Bob Wilson

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

    Mark Stevens,
    • 1 reply
    • 36 views
    Amanda Johnson64

  7. APRS messages not getting through even though I can see my beacon

    Robert Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    Thomas Wilson

  8. TNC Audio Level Nightmare - Need Help Setting TX/RX Gain

    John Williams99,
    • 2 replies
    • 108 views
    Jennifer Williams

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

    Steven Kumar,
    • 1 reply
    • 9 views
    Daniel Rodriguez

  10. APRS digipeater not relaying my packets past a certain point

    Karen Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 21 views
    Sarah Mitchell

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

    John Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 59 views
    Carlos Gutierrez

  13. APRS messages not getting through even though I can see my beacon on aprs.fi

    Steven Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 19 views
    Sarah Garcia

  14. APRS not showing my position on aprs.fi — beacon going out but nothing on map

    Brazil Ham,
    • 1 reply
    • 90 views
    Jessica Williams53

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

    John Peterson,
    • 1 reply
    • 38 views
    Paul Anderson

  16. APRS showing me in the wrong place — digipeater issue or something else?

    Frank Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 59 views
    Giovanni Rossi

  17. APRS packets showing up on aprs.fi but digipeater not hearing me locally

    Michael O'Brien,
    • 1 reply
    • 109 views
    Michael O'Brien

  19. APRS igate vs digipeater — what's actually the difference in practice

    Angela Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 12 views
    Michelle Baker

  20. APRS showing wrong position for my station, beacon looks fine though

    Robert Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 34 views
    Sarah Wilson

  21. Mobilinkd TNC4 vs Software TNC Performance Comparison for APRS

    Radio Geek,
    • 2 replies
    • 307 views
    Lisa Rodriguez

  22. APRS messages not getting through even though I can see my beacon

    Christopher Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 23 views
    CW Whisperer

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