<-[[.:]] ====== HF APRS Base Station ====== ** Direwolf TNC iGate on 30m ** ===== Using Direwolf on HF ===== * 30m APRS frequency = ''10.1476MHz'' USB / ''10.151MHz'' LSB (using 1.7kHz modem frequency) * RF centre frequency = ''10.1493MHz'', tones ±100Hz * Direwolf acts as * TNC/Modem to send and receive packets via HF transceiver * Internet I-Gate * Tracker, when configured to use **gpsd** to provide real time GPS position * Network (AGWPE) TNC for other APRS client software ==== Direwolf config ==== ++++ ~/direwolf.conf | ############################################################# # # # FIRST AUDIO DEVICE PROPERTIES # # (Channel 0 + 1 if in stereo) # # # ############################################################# ADEVICE plughw:1,0 ACHANNELS 1 ############################################################# # # # CHANNEL 0 PROPERTIES # # # ############################################################# CHANNEL 0 MYCALL GM4SLV-10 MODEM 300 1600:1800 7@30 /4 TXDELAY 30 TXTAIL 10 ############################################################# # # # VIRTUAL TNC SERVER PROPERTIES # # # ############################################################# AGWPORT 8000 KISSPORT 8001 FIX_BITS 1 ############################################################# # # # BEACONING PROPERTIES # # # ############################################################# PBEACON every=15 symbol="\-" lat=60^17.31N long=001^25.49W comment="30m HF" via=WIDE1-1 ############################################################# # # # DIGIPEATER PROPERTIES # # # ############################################################# #DIGIPEAT 0 0 ^WIDE[3-7]-[1-7]$|^TEST$ ^WIDE[12]-[12]$ TRACE ############################################################# # # # INTERNET GATEWAY # # # ############################################################# IGSERVER euro.aprs2.net IGLOGIN GM4SLV-10 19626 PBEACON sendto=IG every=60 symbol="\-" lat=60^17.31N long=001^25.49W comment="30m HF" #IGTXVIA 0 WIDE1-1 IGTXLIMIT 6 10 ++++ ==== Direwolf running (in a Tmux session) ==== {{:public:radio:direwolf.png?direct&600 |}} ===== Xastir using Direwolf as TNC ===== * Direwolf can act as a network TNC for other clients * Uses "AGWPE" protocol Set Xastir on another PC to use Direwolf as TNC. This gives user access to APRS - map, messaging etc. FIXME ===== APRS.FI ===== [[https://aprs.fi/info/a/GM4SLV-10| GM4SLV-10 info at APRS.FI]] List of stations who heard me, and stations I heard, after running overnight. {{:public:radio:aprs_fi.png?direct&600 |}} ===== Further Information ===== * [[https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf]] * [[http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/HF_APRS_Notes.htm]] {{tag>radio aprs}} --- //John Pumford-Green 26/04/23 06:30//