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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 my messages arent getting through

    Maria Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 74 views
    James Wilson

  2. APRS not showing my position on aprs.fi — TNC config probably wrong?

    Emily Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    David Wilson59

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

    Sarah Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 77 views
    Kevin Park

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

    Sarah Thomas43,
    • 1 reply
    • 66 views
    Michael Brown

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

    Mark Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 68 views
    Steve Johnson

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

    James Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 114 views
    Amanda Anderson

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

    Contest King,
    • 1 reply
    • 130 views
    Sarah Wilson13

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

    Ham Mountain,
    • 1 reply
    • 136 views
    Brian Clark

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

    James Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 96 views
    Dave Thompson

  11. APRS digipeater not hitting the igate — what am i missing

    Jennifer Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    Angela Turner

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

    Amanda Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 115 views
    Amanda Williams49

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

    James Brown39,
    • 1 reply
    • 95 views
    James Brown39

  15. APRS position not showing up on aprs.fi — what am I missing

    Mountain Ham,
    • 1 reply
    • 157 views
    Amanda Anderson50

  16. Kenwood TH-D75A vs Yaesu FT-5DR APRS Performance Comparison

    Rachel Johnson,
    • 2 replies
    • 415 views
    Brian Wilson

  17. APRS Messaging Reliability - Packets Getting Lost

    Michelle Baker,
    • 2 replies
    • 182 views
    Jennifer Adams

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

    Repeater King,
    • 1 reply
    • 111 views
    John Johnson

  20. APRS digipeater not relaying my packets — been at this for two days

    Angela Washington,
    • 1 reply
    • 70 views
    Patricia Davis

  21. APRS Digipeater Path Confusion - WIDE1-1 vs WIDE2-1

    Patricia Kim,
    • 2 replies
    • 249 views
    David Williams99

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

    John Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 94 views
    Lisa Wang

  23. APRS Frequency Congestion and Path Optimization in 2026

    DX Hunter,
    • 2 replies
    • 947 views
    Karen Johnson

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

    Michael Peterson,
    • 1 reply
    • 71 views
    Jessica Johnson

  26. APRS digipeater path settings confusing me — what am I doing wrong

    James Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 82 views
    Emily White

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

    Amanda Foster,
    • 1 reply
    • 109 views
    Michael Rodriguez

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

    Patricia Nakamura,
    • 1 reply
    • 106 views
    Jessica Williams

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

    Robert Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 92 views
    Bob Wilson

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