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VHF APRS iGate

Hardware

PlatformRaspberry Pi
softwareaprx
Radio HardwareFT-1500M
Frequency144.800MHz
CallsignGM4SLV-2

Software

iGate Software : aprx or Dixprs

Update May 2025

dixprs is no longer maintained, and after re-installing a fresh OS on my igate Pi I couldn't find the details for installing it, as the old google group site that had the details has disappeared from the internet.

I've gone over to aprx

Using Linux AX25 network device

/etc/ax25/axports

Everything starts by a script, with options commented out as necessary to start whichever software is required.

ax_start.sh

Aprx Config file :

Dixprs Config File

Hardware

I use a TNC-Pi attached via the GPIO serial port connections. Something had to be done to stop the serial port having a Linux Console attached, in the boot configuration, but it's been many years and I can't remember the details.

See Also

The iGate appears on aprs.fi as GM4SLV-2.

John Pumford-Green Wed May 4 10:33:37 2022

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