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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??

    Sarah Thomas43,
    • 1 reply
    • 99 views
    Michael Brown

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

    Mark Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 125 views
    Steve Johnson

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

    James Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 176 views
    Amanda Anderson

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

    Contest King,
    • 1 reply
    • 166 views
    Sarah Wilson13

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

    Ham Mountain,
    • 1 reply
    • 172 views
    Brian Clark

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

    James Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 133 views
    Dave Thompson

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

    Jennifer Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 94 views
    Angela Turner

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

    Amanda Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 153 views
    Amanda Williams49

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

    James Brown39,
    • 1 reply
    • 160 views
    James Brown39

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

    Mountain Ham,
    • 1 reply
    • 215 views
    Amanda Anderson50

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

    Rachel Johnson,
    • 2 replies
    • 530 views
    Brian Wilson

  13. APRS Messaging Reliability - Packets Getting Lost

    Michelle Baker,
    • 2 replies
    • 216 views
    Jennifer Adams

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

    Repeater King,
    • 1 reply
    • 152 views
    John Johnson

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

    Angela Washington,
    • 1 reply
    • 109 views
    Patricia Davis

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

    Patricia Kim,
    • 2 replies
    • 330 views
    David Williams99

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

    John Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 146 views
    Lisa Wang

  18. APRS Frequency Congestion and Path Optimization in 2026

    DX Hunter,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views
    Karen Johnson

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

    Michael Peterson,
    • 1 reply
    • 114 views
    Jessica Johnson

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

    James Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 128 views
    Emily White

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

    Amanda Foster,
    • 1 reply
    • 173 views
    Michael Rodriguez

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

    Patricia Nakamura,
    • 1 reply
    • 147 views
    Jessica Williams

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

    Robert Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 154 views
    Bob Wilson

  24. APRS digipeater path not working right — packets not getting out

    Rachel Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 150 views
    Rachel Garcia

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

    Mark Stevens,
    • 1 reply
    • 148 views
    Amanda Johnson64

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

    Robert Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 126 views
    Thomas Wilson

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