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2024 Radio Topics

APRS

VHF and HF APRS

VHF

  • FT8900 : 2m I-Gate GM4SLV-2 - Raspberry Pi, TNC-Pi and APRX I-Gate software
  • TM-D710 in van : GM4SLV-9 - will digipeat “WIDEn-N”
  • TH-D72 : GM4SLV-8
  • Anytone 878
    • analogue : GM4SLV-7,
    • DMR
      • Brandmeister → PC 234999 (Self-Care set to GM4SLV-7)
      • DMR+/Phoenix → PC 5057 → GM4SLV-7

HF

  • Occasional use of 30m AFSK 10,147.6kHz USB as GM4SLV-10
    • IC-706 and Signalink-USB soundcard

Software

  • Direwolf
    • HF (300 baud FSK) or VHF soundcard modem/TNC
    • AGW Packet Engine TCP/IP interface to other software
    • standalone iGate and Digipeater
  • Xastir
    • Can use the Direwolf TCP/IP AGW TNC across network
    • Can act as TCP/IP KISS mode TNC providing 300 or 600 baud Robust Packet TX/RX and also simultaneous 300 baud FSK RX
  • APRSISCE32 aprsis32.zip
    • Can use WinRPR's KISS mode TNC
  • UIView32 32full203.exe

HF Frequencies

30m

  • 300 Baud FSK RF centre 10149.3kHz
    • 1700 Hz audio (1600/1800Hz tones)
    • Dial = 10147.6kHz USB
      • alternative dial = 10151.0kHz LSB (signal can be inverted without issues)
  • 300 baud RPR RF centre 10148.8kHz
    • 1500 Hz audio
    • Dial = 10147.3kHz USB
      • Normal 300 baud AFSK resolves at 2000Hz - and is decoded by WinRPR at this offset

John Pumford-Green 21/03/24 16:14

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