Skip to content
Menu
Western Colorado Amateur Radio Club
  • Club Events Calendar
  • Club Nets
  • Club Repeaters
  • Meetings, Contacts and Membership
  • Get Licensed with the WCARC
  • Club Members Area
Western Colorado Amateur Radio Club

Projects – Laptop GPS and APRS iGate

Posted on May 20, 2019

I recently posted a couple of projects on my MOTA (Mines on the Air) website that may be of interest to everyone.  Below is a brief description of those projects and links to more information.

Add GPS to your Windows Laptop for $14
With the quick growth of digital modes has also come the need for accurate Time Synchronization on your PC.  Since I am hoping to do more digital modes from the field, especially Field Day, I looked into adding GPS Time Sync to my Windows 10 laptop.  Once I found some free software, it turned out to be real easy.  Add GPS to your Windows Laptop for $14 at the Mines on the Air website.

APRS iGate from a Raspberry Pi Zero
I had never done anything with APRS before but when I purchased my Kenwood TH-D74, which has APRS, I decided to try and setup an APRS iGate in my garage.  Being in a remote location, I thought it might also be beneficial to other Hams with APRS devices as they drove down Hwy 141.  I tried 2 years ago with a full size Raspberry Pi 3, with limited success.  After running across an article about using a Raspberry Pi Zero W, smaller cheaper version of Pi 3, I decided to give it another try.  APRS iGate from a Raspberry Pi Zero at the Mines on the Air website.

Good luck with your projects and I hope to see many of you at WCARC Field Day.

73, John, WJ0NF

Define:
Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) is an amateur radio-based system for real time digital communications of information of immediate value in the local area. Data can include object Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates, weather station telemetry, text messages, announcements, queries, and other telemetry. APRS data can be displayed on a map, which can show stations, objects, tracks of moving objects, weather stations, search and rescue data, and direction finding data.

APRS iGate is an application that listens on APRS packets heard by the radio, and relays them to the APRS-IS network on the internet.

WCARC Ham Fest

weeks
0
0
days
0
3
hours
0
4
minutes
4
7
seconds
1
7

Club Pages

  • WCARC Facebook Page
  • Club Nets
  • Oatmeal Net
  • Beginners Guide to Repeaters
  • AREDN Forums – Hosted by Mesa County ARES
  • 2020 Ham Shack Slideshow
  • DXCC Field Checking
  • Silent Keys
  • Tailgate Deals

Information on Licensing

  • ARRL – Getting Licensed
  • Get your FRN – FCC Registration Number
  • License Exams in Grand Junction, CO
  • Find Exam Locations Outside of Grand Junction
  • Ham Radio Licensing – MOTA

Related Sites – Information

  • DX, Contesting & Events
    • DX Summit
    • Grand Mesa Contesters
    • Skywarn Annual Event
    • WA7BNM Contest Calendar
  • Learning & Instruction
    • AA9PW Morse Code & Practice Exams
    • ARRL Books and Manuals
    • Phonetic Alphabet – Standard ( ITU )
  • Reference Sites
    • ARES Mesa County CO – Region 9 District 4
    • ARRL – American Radio Relay League
    • Colorado ARES
    • Mobile Amateur Radio Operations
    • QRZ.COM
    • Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services
    • RF Safety Calculator
    • UTZ & Current Time
    • Worldwide Repeater Directory
  • Weather
    • Grand Junction Weather
    • Solar Ham
    • Space Weather

Reference Documents

  • 2020 Mike the Headless Chicken – W0M – Event Logs

Categories

  • ARRL
  • Club Events
  • Club Information
  • Ham Articles
  • Ham Radio Information
  • News
  • Other Events
  • Tailgate Deals

All that technical stuff

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

It's time for Winter Field Day!

weeks
-13
-3
days
0
-4
hours
-1
-7
minutes
-1
-3
seconds
-4
-3

Recent Posts

  • WCARC HAMFEST – August 13th @ 9am
  • 2022 Field Day Location – Minor Change
  • Field Day 2022 – June 25th and 26th
  • Call Sign Name Tags Available
  • Want to go QRO? Check out the Amp in the Tailgate Page

WCARC Pages

  • WCARC Facebook Page
  • Club Nets
  • Oatmeal Net
  • Beginners Guide to Repeaters
  • AREDN Forums – Hosted by Mesa County ARES
  • 2020 Ham Shack Slideshow
  • DXCC Field Checking
  • Silent Keys
  • Tailgate Deals

Swap Meet

Important Links

  • ARRL – Getting Licensed
  • Get your FRN – FCC Registration Number
  • License Exams in Grand Junction, CO
  • Find Exam Locations Outside of Grand Junction
  • Ham Radio Licensing – MOTA

Helpful Links

  • DX, Contesting & Events
    • DX Summit
    • Grand Mesa Contesters
    • Skywarn Annual Event
    • WA7BNM Contest Calendar
  • Learning & Instruction
    • AA9PW Morse Code & Practice Exams
    • ARRL Books and Manuals
    • Phonetic Alphabet – Standard ( ITU )
  • Reference Sites
    • ARES Mesa County CO – Region 9 District 4
    • ARRL – American Radio Relay League
    • Colorado ARES
    • Mobile Amateur Radio Operations
    • QRZ.COM
    • Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services
    • RF Safety Calculator
    • UTZ & Current Time
    • Worldwide Repeater Directory
  • Weather
    • Grand Junction Weather
    • Solar Ham
    • Space Weather

Categories

  • ARRL
  • Club Events
  • Club Information
  • Ham Articles
  • Ham Radio Information
  • News
  • Other Events
  • Tailgate Deals

Archives

  • August 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • February 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • January 2020
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • November 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017

WCARC Visitors

Visitors since September 2017

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Maximum Usable Frequency (MUF)


This News Feed is not curated by the WCARC and is only presented for your convenience.  Items have not been reviewed, approved or in any way filtered for content.

RSS Amateur Radio News

  • Herve Bosse Obituary (1962 - 2022) - Royalston, MA - Athol Daily News - Legacy.com August 8, 2022
    Herve was a Ham radio enthusiast and enjoyed shooting, traveling, exercising, ... the Royalston ZBA and the Mohawk Amateur Radio Club.
  • Latest Sport News & Results - Independent.ie August 8, 2022
    Sports news, photos, video and commentary from the Irish Independent.
  • Hamfest celebrates amateur radio operators | News - herald-dispatch.com August 8, 2022
    HUNTINGTON — The Tri-State Amateur Radio Association will host its ... The term Hamfest derives from the old radio term “Ham” — someone who is ...
  • ISRO must make SSLV work for benefits - The New Indian Express August 8, 2022
    ... satellite was developed by select girl students from rural areas across India to enhance reception for the HAM amateur radio operators.
  • James Harvey Redmond, Jr. | Obituaries - an17.com August 8, 2022
    ... Lions Club until it disbanded in the 1980s, and a current member of Ham Radio Club "SELARC" Southeast Louisiana Amateur Radio Club since 2003.
  • ISRO's 1st Small Satellite Launch Mission carrying EOS-02 & AzaadiSAT faces Anomaly August 8, 2022
    ... Transponder working in ham radio frequency to enable voice and data transmission for amateur radio operators, ... Recent Related News:.
  • Press reports on ham radio emergency group | Southgate Amateur Radio News August 8, 2022
    A journalist from Norway's Telen newspaper spoke to radio amateurs at the regional emergency response center at Notodden.
  • Hamchallenge: IARU-R1 announces winners | Southgate Amateur Radio News August 8, 2022
    Hamchallenge: IARU-R1 announces winners. The International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 invited amateurs to come up with a game changing idea, ...
©2022 Western Colorado Amateur Radio Club | WordPress Theme by Superbthemes.com