Southern California Club Xterra
Southern California Club Xterra => SCCX General Discussion => Topic started by: SteeevO on September 25, 2013, 09:34:05 PM
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Who here is running aprs? And what equipment are you using to do it?
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i run aprs on my yeasu ftm-350ar. i dont play with it much other than my girlfriend tracking me on www.aprs.fi (http://www.aprs.fi) if i go out into the wild without her.
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Does that radio have aprs built in or do you have a tnc hooked up?
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it has built in aprs and gps module for location
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You guys just taught me about APRS and now I want it.
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I've got something cool to show you guys. Toro are you going to jv next weekend?
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Toro, you can upgrade your radio to the 710 model by buying just the remote head. Its cool to text message over ham. :)
Not sent with the stupid auto guide app
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Do you have the 710 interfaced with a GPS unit at all?
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Holy crap. That faceplate is $300! Plus ill need the GPS module.
I just like the idea of my wife knowing where im at...but for $300....she'll just have to come looking for me when I dont come home.
........ill probably end up getting it.....
Does Rugged Rocks plan on getting into the HAM business?
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I was actually in the Ham business about 5 years ago but got out. It was too hard to stay competitive.
But ill be setting up aprs with a lowrance which will TX your location as well as map everyone else's right on the GPS. Great for tracking other people on a run.
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Yea its probably cheaper to find a used 710 and sell your v71. And then you need the GPS, hro sells a GPS that fits onto the back of the 710 head.
Not sent with the stupid auto guide app
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Hmmmm....tempted on the 710.
Went to your APRS link Jordan, have to admit, on the surface this looks pretty cool.
Besides, if Toro has it, I'll need to keep up with the joneses. ;) ;D ;D
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So my radio now sells for about $370. The 710 faceplate is $300.....= $670
A brand new 710 is $550.
I can probably get $300 for my unit needing another $250 for the the new 710.
$300 for the new faceplate or $250 and having to go through all that.
Daaaaaamn you Steeevo!!!
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Lol... you'll thank me later.. :)
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Or... you can get a lowrance hds5 and put the byonics tinytrak between it and your current radio.
In the end your spending more but if you were considering a lowrance anyways it'll only cost you another $60 to implement aprs with the tinytrak.
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you also have to factor in getting the gps receiver for the 710, HRO sells a little gps that connects to the back of the 710 faceplate, or go the lowrance route and actually be able to see where people are on a map.
ive been looking at getting a cable that will output locations of stations on a garmin gps unit that i have had laying around with no use for.
ive also looked at switching to the 710 since the support for it is alot better
another dedicated gps display for aprs is the avmap geosat 6 $499
http://www.avmap.us/products/terr/geosat_6_aprs-664/introduction-en-us
which works better with the 710 than it would with my ftm-350ar
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An HDS12 would be epic!
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The dedicated apes screens are cool but lot as usefully for off road navigation IMHO
Lol the hds12 would be Rad! Only problem is finding a place for it in your rig. Of would take up some Realestate!
The larger hds's have more features too.like a PDF reader and video input. I think the PDF reader would be cool to have factory service manuals and Ham radio manuals available.
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How much do the lowrance hd5 go for? How's it do for aprs(apes)?
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The HDS 5M goes for $549
https://ruggedrocksoffroad.com/lowrance-m-482.html
I haven't gotten aprs hooked up yet but I'll be doing so very soon.
I have Hds 5m in the pathfinder and have been testing the upcoming map cards.
I know that set aprs up and it works just fine. it does what it's suppoed to.
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I really wish there was a way to use my android phone as the display, I've got a radio that mirrors my phone to the 7" screen in the dash and "aprsdroid" app that uses the internet to display contacts, the app supports Bluetooth connections but the Bluetooth module for my ham radio only supports headsets, no serial :(
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Doesn't your radio have a data Jack on the back? Almost looks like a s-video plug?
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that it does, 8 pin mini din with rs-232 data and packet data for a external tnc. my ultimate goal is to have a wireless connection to my phone so no extra wires other than the micro usb charging cable. i dont know if that would be easier and cheaper through a bluetooth rs-232 adapter, or a bluetooth enabled tnc.
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If you're going to have it plugged in anyways.. why not connect to the tnc and charge with USB? 2 birds one stone.
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Well my phone is plugged into my stereo for the display mirroring/charging. So any other connections have to be wireless. Im going to try a serial rs232 adapter since that's the cheaper option. If that doesn't pan out then I'll try a tnc with Bluetooth.
What sucks about the ftm-350 is it doesn't allow incoming packets, only outgoing, so no message sending from the android app over rf.
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Why not use a USB hub?
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Since the phone is sending video its in mhl mode which is using the USB port as an HDMI output, so other USB functions like serial connections and mass storage access is disabled through the USB.
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Ah bummer
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