Tracking Amateur Radio Station KC0QEG
with Automatic Position Reporting System (APRS)
The
Automatic Position Reporting System (APRS) is a packet radio system used for
tracking objects, including people, vehicles, boats, aircraft, manned/unmanned balloons,
weather systems. Track just about anything using an Amateur Radio mode called
unconnected (UI) packets. Baud rate on VHF is 1200; HF 300.
APRS
was developed by Bob Bruninga/WB4APR, and was first introduced to the Amateur
Radio Community at the ARRL Computer Networking Conference in
My station is a Garmin Rhino 120 GPS, and a Alinco dr135emkii Radio with TNC.
Last
position Beacon according to aprs.fi website:
No position found means that I
haven’t run the tracker in a few days.
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Friends with
APRS:
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Long Term Track
USA.
Long Term Track
Local Area.
NexRAD Radar image:
Stations
Reporting in the Twin Cities Minnesota
Disclaimer:
This does not show EXACTLY where I am at all times. There are
internet delays, places where a digipeater cannot
hear my beacon to rely, or I just might feel like turning off the system for
any reason.
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