Instead, they can silence the speaker in the presence of lots of voiceĪlert stations by selecting the APRSmute channel. Operators should never have their APRS band Voice Alert to always be functional and not miss a call, Or to complete silence simply by changing channels. Leave the speaker volume turned up on the APRS data band and can move between full audio The beauty of these channel suggestions is that you can always Without having to go through menu's is to simply program several radio channels with Fix it (usually at the transmitter) if you want to be seen.ĪPRS Operations Tip: There are several different ways to optimize your APRS mobile operationsĭepending on the immediate situation. Some estimate that 90% of signals on the air are 'bad' in that they were never adjusted for optimum settings of level, deviation, preemphasis, tone skew, deemphasis, balance, and impedance, etc. Here is theīest explanation I have seen by John Ackermann, N8UR. Sure, it probably 'works' on some strong signals, but could be suffering 10 to 40 dB of performance loss on weaker signals you might never notice (you dont see what you dont see).

Is it your radio? Since packet begain in 1978 too many people use it as a plug-N-play mode where you just connect your TNC to the radio and begin operating. But it is there back to the beginning (1992). The full description of APRS you have to drill downward pretty far. APRS-by-Bob Powerpoint (8 Mb) (Feb 2015 version). APRStt Satellite QIKCOM-2, presented in Utah, Aug 2015 APRS/Energy Talk at Superfest in Peoria, ILL Sept 2015 The APRS network has grown to most countries with strong Amateur Radio populations.ĭownload. Announcements, Bulletins, Messages,Īlerts, Weather, and of course a map of all this activity includingĮtc. It gives the mobile ham a place to monitor for 10 to 30 minutes in any area, atĪny time to capture what is happening in ham radio in the surrounding area.

Single national channel (see map at right), Other personal links (Not related to APRS): On Electric Vehicles andĪPRS is now in its 25st year! APRS is digital communications information channel for Ham radio. APRS: Automatic Packet Reporting System Automatic Packet Reporting System

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