Outpost and the Tracker
The latest version of Outpost PMM directly supports the use of the SCS DPS Tracker TNC. Set yours up using the steps in this article.
1200bps
September 2017 status report
Negotiations for hill top space continue while we consider adding HF to the current 2m prototype.
The deception of 1200 & 9600 radio settings
Radio manufacturers use digital jargon to obscure the actual analog behavior of FM transceivers thereby misleading users of the MiniDIN data jack.
VAPN available for FD 2017 Virginia area
Two hundred (200) bonus points are available to ARRL Field Day participants who can relay NTS messages off site via RF and VAPN provides this service in the Northern Virginia area.
Going all in for the SCS Tracker DSP TNC
The SCS Tracker DSP TNC wins its way into the overall design of the VAPN.
SCS Tracker DSP TNC at 1200 baud
Our interaction with SCS engineers reaps an improvement in 1200 AFSK performance in their Tracker DSP Terminal Node Controller yielding one TNC with packet modes for DC to daylight.
Genesis moment for VAPN prototype
VAPN volunteers worked through set up issues and parameter adjustments to arrive at a nice Eureka moment in the progress towards a Virginia Packet Network roll out.
Comparing 1200 and 9600 in the TM-D710 during ATGP
The organizers of the Appalachian Trail Golden Packet exercise switched from 1200 to 9600 bps in their Kenwood APRS gear.
The Kentucky Packet Network
New ideas applied to an old mode help keep Packet Radio relevant in the 21st century.
Introduction to Packet Radio
A well written tutorial about packet radio continues to educate the amateur radio community.