What Is APRS, How Does It Work, and What Do Amateur Radio Operators Need to Know?
If you have spent time monitoring the 2-meter amateur radio band, you may have heard short bursts of digital noise on 144.390 MHz. Those bursts are probably APRS…
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Upgrading My DigiPi to Version 2.2-1 and a 10.1-Inch Touchscreen
September 2026 My Raspberry Pi–based DigiPi has become an important part of my amateur-radio setup. I primarily use it for APRS with Dire Wolf, but DigiPi supports many…
Dire Wolf APRS Configuration Explained Line by Line
Dire Wolf turns a Linux computer or Raspberry Pi into a software-based packet radio TNC. It can decode APRS packets, transmit position beacons, operate as an APRS Internet…
How to Build a Raspberry Pi APRS iGate with Direwolf
An APRS iGate receives Automatic Packet Reporting System packets over radio and forwards them to the APRS-IS network. This lets stations heard in your area appear on services…
FT-5D GPS APRS setup
Better option for mobile use: SmartBeaconing If you’re using the FT-5D while driving, I recommend SmartBeaconing instead of a fixed 5-minute timer. It changes the beacon timing based…
AnyTone 878UVII Plus vs. AnyTone AT-D890UV + Kenwood TH-D75A
Now from a different prespective One Radio vs. Purpose-Built Stack — Which Wins in 2026? If you’ve spent any time in DMR, APRS, or mixed-mode VHF/UHF work, you’ve…
Engineering a Low-Cost APRS Node with Raspberry Pi, DigiPi, and a Baofeng UV-5R Mini
Overview APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) remains one of the most mature examples of distributed RF data networking in real-world use. Long before the rise of modern IoT…
APRS: The Original Internet of Things for Ham Radio
Long before smartphones tracked our every move and apps pinged our location to friends, ham radio operators created something remarkable: a system that could track vehicles, report weather…