Pages

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Portable APRS Unit

Here is a pic of my Portable APRS unit that I've also used to test my Raspberry Pi TNC setup to ensure it is working OK:

You'll notice the high quality blue elastic that holds the Mobilinkd TNC to the back of the Yaesu VX-6R radio (grin). The cable was also purchased from Mobilinkd and I'm running APRSDroid on my ASUS Android tablet. The tablet is connected to the TNC via a Bluetooth link. You can see the map displayed on the tablet, however I usually run it in log mode to see  all of the traffic that it receives or transmits.


Posted by at
Labels: , ,

7 comments:

  1. John VE3IPSApril 28, 2015 at 7:58 AM

    Robin

    Where can i get one of the elastic bands for my setup?

    ReplyDelete
  2. RobinApril 28, 2015 at 7:31 PM

    Hi John,
    The elastic band I am using is one of the wide bands (3/8") that I pulled out of my elastic bank assortment. The TNC is so light, it doesn't take much to hold it on the back of the handheld. I believe that Jerry, VE6AB uses a case a little larger than his handheld, so that he can slide his TNC in behind.
    Thanks for checking out my blog!
    Have a great evening & 73!
    Robin

    ReplyDelete
  3. rottenpossumJanuary 12, 2016 at 5:58 PM

    Hi Robin,

    I'm curious as to your configuration you ended up going with in the settings as I have this exact setup and as of now have had trouble getting it to transmit my packets to show up on aprs.fi.
    73
    Bryan N4DBV

    ReplyDelete
  4. rottenpossumJanuary 12, 2016 at 5:58 PM

    Hi Robin,

    I'm curious as to your configuration you ended up going with in the settings as I have this exact setup and as of now have had trouble getting it to transmit my packets to show up on aprs.fi.
    73
    Bryan N4DBV

    ReplyDelete
  5. RobinJanuary 16, 2016 at 6:30 PM

    Hi Bryan;
    Please send me an email at ve6rbn at gmail dot com & I'll be happy to send you a copy of my configuration file!
    73
    Robin

    ReplyDelete
  6. jsm136March 9, 2017 at 11:00 AM

    Hello Robin,
    A search of the web found your blog post. I have the same radio vx6r with Mobilinkd TNC and still trying to set the radio for it to work APRS. I have another radio the TNC works with fine, no problem. I do not have the radio configured properly for it to work. Can you advise me on what settings you have used on yours?
    73s
    John KG6QJO

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. RobinMarch 13, 2017 at 12:22 PM

      Hi John,
      I've moved on from that setup because my android tablet has died!
      And I've gone over to the dark side and bought a iPad.

      However, I don't recall making any changes....
      If I had to guess why it works on one radio and not another, I would suspect the cable you are using.
      Is it the same cable connecting the TNC to the Radio?

      73
      Robin

      Delete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)