All other trademar ks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. Here are some files to help you with setting up your tnc and radio to work as an aprs digipeater. Amsat suggests that users program a group of five memory pairs to permit an operating range that will compensate for doppler, with transmit frequencies from 437. Information here applies to the linux and mac versions of bpq32 as well as the windows version. The digipeater is used in channels that transmit data by binary digital signals, in which the data is in the form of pulses with only two possible values, representing the binary digits 1 and 0. This controls whether a connect command without a callsign is interpreted as a request for. This is the most important map command for a new user. Then, you simply run the low freq output of the new duplexer to the digipeater and the high freq output to the original repeater duplexer and its all set. You can now control your mac and execute terminal commands remotely, a real plus. Third party header, ambulance digipeater vk7rtc audio level. There are several advantages to using terminal to accomplish some tasks its usually quicker, for example. This shows you how to load the operating system on to the sd memory card using a pc or mac. Northern illinois aprs network forum index digipeater operations.
Linux aprs digipeater aprsdigi, a linux amateur radio aprs digipeater brought to you by. All of these digipeater aliases are obsolete, and are being progressively phased out across the network dont use excessive transmission power. Each operating station and mode mentioned herein is different. No tail 15 minutes 30 minutes 1 hour 3 hours 6 hours 12 hours 24 hours 2 days 3 days 4 days 5 days 6 days 7 days.
It can be used standalone to observe aprs traffic, as a tracker, digipeater, aprstt gateway, or inter. A digital repeater amplifies the signal, and it also may retime, resynchronize, and reshape the pulses. Welcome to yaac yet another aprs client yaac is a mostly platformindependent java application written by andrew pavlin, ka2ddo, for monitoring and contributing to the automatic packet reporting system aprs network invented and trademarked by bob bruninga, wb4apr yaac is free software. Theres a bit of setting up audio levels but plenty of software to help you out. The digipeater filter will pass all packets that have been digipeated by a particular stations the stations call is in the path.
Most users will use a 12v battery, or vehicle cigarette lighter plug. Recommended repeater frequencies one good piece of local info, is the locally recommended voice repeater. It includes nearly all tracker2 features with the exception of digipeater and garmin protocol functions. The video covers connecting the pi to the mobilinkd and setting up xastir to run it all. This includes both the star in the primary symbol set with the fixed letter d in it, and the the star in the secondary set which can be. By pressing certain key combinations, you can do things that normally need a mouse, trackpad, or other input device. If you have any questions on the set up your tnc, please contact mark n9mea at n9meaatwisconsinaprsdotnet. Mypassword after the sysop command is issued via remote you will. In order to extend the range of transmission, aprs and uiview use a facility known as digipeating digitally repeating this facility operates like a voice repeater albeit digitally. Some things have been edited to correct typos in the original text. The digipeater operates just as it did when it was on its former 145. However, for this to work, it must be enabled to setup a tiny2 use the following commands.
As of version 787, your maximum reporting period is dependent on the length of your digipath. Most tncs provide the facility to operate as a simple digipeater. Paste the contents of the clipboard into the current document or app. This documentation and most other files listed here are the work of bob bruninga, wb4apr, and any corrections should be brought to his attention. By placing two widenn statements in series in the path, you allow a simple home station fillin digipeater to relay the first hop while leaving the second nn hops for real widenn digis to properly process and decrement. Id like to find easy2use software for windows, mac, linux, and potentially even on mobile androidiphone.
In order to use it, however, youll need to get to grips with its basic commands and functions. Station call make sure to use the ssid shown on your system, e. This makes the reasons behind the new paradigm shift to exclusively widenn type paths that do away with relay and plain wide, easier to understand. Digi one and portserver ts family command reference. Software bringup for a qotompk88 digipeaterigate build running aprx. This is a picture of my aprs setup, i dont always have this much going, but there is enough here to spark interest.
These frequency objects should show up on your aprs display to help out visitors. The tmd700a is a good choice for emergency communications and public service events because it is selfcontained aprs in a box and only requires an antenna and power source. Unlike the fm voice repeaters, most digipeaters operate on simplex and do not receive and transmit simultaneously. Aprs digipeater, igate august 2017 additional comments for raspbian stretch. Diagnose mac networking problems with these three commands. The following is an annotated discussion of kpc3 settings, from aprssig.
Commands or command parameters that you might type, along with other text that normally appears in a terminal window, are shown in this font. Dont put up a wide digipeater unless you truly have wide coverage and there are no other wides in your area, and unless you plan to let it run 24 hours a day. To log into your mac on another mac, execute the command. This project interfaces a linux computer and radio transciever to create an aprs digipeater and igate that will upload packets to aprs. The example below shows the life of a packet that has been digipeated in this way. Reliable internet connection for igate, not required for digipeater radio transciever. Mac startup key combinations learn about the mac features and tools that you can access by holding down one or more keys during startup. Mycall or my callsign this is the callsign of the amateur station. Digipeater is the term used to describe a packet radio digital repeater. And to see where all the aprs digipeaters are, wa8lmf has a great set of on line regional aprs digipeater maps. Two hops is 20 minutes, 3 hops is 30 minutes etc up to the maximum value in your cfigxxx.
Set this command to off if you need to digipeat through other units. Aprs digipeater in a box american radio relay league. You get the tnc connected to your radio, and any just about any terminal program using the tnc. Aprs digipeater in a box n2ygks aprsdigi supports the widenn and tracenn digipeater functions. We also indicate the widenn capabilities, and the local suggested number of hops with the w2. The tracker2 also can pass decoded packets to a local computer for immediate position display.
In part 2 i talked about how to get on the air and make your first qso. Some of this documentation, particularly those files relating to operating practices, is applicable to macaprs and winaprs as well as dosaprs. Wan tells users that the digipeater is part of the washington digipeater network, and supports wann. The usmartdigi is a daughter printed circuit board to be used exclusively with the coastal chipworks tncx. The older hardware tnc has built in commands like mheard and. Replace username with the username youd use to log into os x and remoteaddress with the ip address given to you in the sharing pane. Mac osx server commandline administration for version 10. Now lets take a look at some of the commands that are available in your tnc or packet software to help improve your station operation. This is so that at a special event or local area, using direct or one hop, then your netcycle time is 10 minutes. To use a keyboard shortcut, press and hold one or more modifier keys and then press the last key of the shortcut.
Once youve done that, you can dig deeper and learn more commands and use your mac s. Apple and macintosh are registered trademarks of apple computer, inc. The callsigns appearing herein have been changed to protect the semiinnocent disclaimer. Following that is descriptive text for the location, followed by the assigned callsign of the digipeater control operator. The aprs digipeater is a very smart digipeater controller eliminating the need for a computer pc, laptop, etc. This discussion starts by describing the traditional aprs path conventions now considered obsolete. If the tt4 will only be used as a tracker, the computer is only needed during initial configuration. To use any of these key combinations, press and hold the keys immediately after pressing the power button to turn on your mac, or after your mac begins to restart. Commands used in video hcitool scan sudo rfcomm connect devrfcomm0 tncmacaddress ls dev grep rfcomm. Tinytrak4 power supply a 6v15v power supply is needed to configure and operate the tinytrak4. The fillin digipeater alias should be set to wide11, we still have access to all those fillin digipeaters that are needed. Setting up a digipeater using a kantronics tnc with v8. This way any tracker using a path of wide11,wide21 will be digipeated by a nearby home station or fillin digi and then. Compaq laptop running winaprs connected to the aprserver, compaq 486 running pburst to display the incomming packet data as well as any other activity in the local network, kantronics kam plus multimode tnc, ibm thinkpad 486 running dosaprs.
Macs are not normally convenient for amateur radio but sometimes its useful. Northern illinois aprs network view forum digipeater. Get project updates, sponsored content from our select partners, and more. Commandline interface provided by unix and mac os x is called a shell a shell. Echo on or off if characters are repeated, or echoed on the screen, turning echo off should help. Aprs digipeater with a baofeng radio, mobilinkd tnc, and a raspberry pi. Digi one and portserver ts family command reference 2 revision history90001535 trademarks and digi, digi international, and the digi logo are trademarks or registered trademarks in the united states and other countries worldwide. The following commands pertain to special functions regarding the map display. Press the send on the radio, interface or software. For example, to use commandc copy, press and hold the command key, then the c key, then release both keys. Cut the selected item and copy it to the clipboard.
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