![]() That's another nice way to provide status info to someone that is 'back home' keeping an eye on you. ![]() You can also send messages via the tracker software and if you send to EMAIL, then you can send short email messages to anyone with email. The end result is a mostly software based APRS tracker that runs on a laptop (windows). I already have a bluetooth GPS, so that provides GPS position info to the tracker software. Then I downloaded AGWTRACKER from the same website, free to evaluate (no operating restrictions) or $50 to register the software - I'm still playing with it, so haven't registered yet. Simple little circuit (transistor and a couple of resistors) and I had a PTT signal that could feed into the HT or mobile rig to key the transmitter. My laptop doesn't have a serial port, but I could use my USB->RS232 dongle to get a serial port. A few resistors and capacitors and the headphone output of the laptop is able to be fed straight into the HT or mobile rig packet input. So, figured it would be nice to be able to send more info than just position info and did some web searching for various products.įound AGWPE which amongst many other things implements a sound card based modem. ![]() Anyhow, used it last trip to the snow so my wife could keep an 'eye' on us and see where we were etc. I've been using APRS for a while with my own gps/tracker design.
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