APRS Tracker/TNC With 7W Transceiver With External GPS Antenna
Configuration software for Windows (STABLE firmware):
APRS Voyager Configurator v1.08 (installer): download
APRS Voyager Configurator v1.08 (zip file): download
Device manual v1.03: English language
Built-in 38.5 dbm / 7 watt transceiver
APRS Voyager incorporates a built-in transceiver with 38.5 dbm / 7 watt power amplifier capable of transmitting and receiving APRS packets. The only thing you need to do is to connect a proper antenna to SMA connector. Output power is programable between 5 Watts and 7 Watts.
Mic-E/Base-91/Plain text position reporting
The main feature for an APRS tracker is position reporting. APRS Voyager allows you to select between three most common position reporting formats:
- Mic-E – uses both AX.25 destination address and information field for position report and is the most compact reporting method, giving the shortest packet length,
- Base-91 – second compressed method oriented to short report packet length,
- Plain text – in this method station position report is sent in human-readable plain text format,
You can also select between fixed time interval reporting which means that packets are sent every X number of seconds, and SmartBeaconing. SmartBeaconing is an algorithm which sends position reports with intervals dependent on speed and course, allowing for more accurate reporting especially in urban area. SmartBeaconing algorithm was first developed by Tony Arnerich KD7TA and Steve Bragg KA9MVA and now it is widely used by most APRS tracker devices.
Built-in Bluetooth interface
APRS Voyager integrates a built-in Bluetooth interface which can work in one of selectable modes:
- Serial console – similar to RS-232 serial console known from PLXTracker or PLXDigi, it outputs debuging information for device operation.
- KISS – allows to exchange packets with your laptop, tablet or smartphone with APRS software installed. This feature works great with APRSDroid available for Android phones and allows to plot received stations on a map. APRSDroid allows also to send and receive messages, beacons and SmartBeaconing position via APRS Voyager.
- GPS passthrough – if you have a GPS receiver connected to APRS Voyager RS-232 serial port, then you can forward NMEA stream to any other device using Bluetooth interface.
Simple alias-based APRS packet digipeater
With APRS Voyager you can do a simple alias-based APRS packet digipeating. Generally APRS tracker units should not be used as a full-featured digipeaters but with alias-based digipeater feature you can digipeat WIDE1-1 packets sent by other mobiles increasing their chance of reaching an I-Gate.
Weather station support
APRS Voyager allows you to receive weather data from compatible weather stations over RS-232 serial interface. Currently supported stations are:
- LaCrosse/Technoline WS-2300,
- LaCrosse/Technoline WS-2350,
- Peet Bros Ultimeter 100,
- Peet Bros Ultimeter 800,
- Peet Bros Ultimeter 2000,
- Peet Bros Ultimeter 2100,
- Davis Vantage Pro (with RS-232 datalogger),
- Davis Vantage Pro2 (with RS-232 datalogger),
- Davis Vantage Pro Plus (with RS-232 datalogger),
- Davis Vantage Pro2 Plus (with RS-232 datalogger),
External telemetry module support
You can use an additional telemetry module for reporting of voltages and electric current values of your installation. This is especially useful for monitoring of solar panel powered systems on remote sites. WXTelemetry module allows you to read 2 voltages, 2 currents and one temperature, then sends these values as APRS telemetry reports to RF.
$249.95*
News
iPortable Rack Systems | Ham Radio Rack Mounts
Take your Ham Radio Portable with iPortable. A look at these really cool rack mount units for HF/VHF/UHF Ham Radio. Portable Pro2 Equipment Rack Syste... Read more
The history of communicating with submarines underwater
“Nestled deep in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in Northwest Wisconsin is the small town of Clam Lake. Clam Lake is best known for the... Read more
K4BEN, announces the official beta of his Remote Radio Service
K4BEN, announces the official beta of his Remote Radio Service, DXRemote.net. It is a very simple concept: his enterprise-class, redundant n... Read more
New at ICOM Hamvention 2022!
ICOM Hamvention 2022! Take your contesting experience to the next level with the latest LDMOS power device with features supporting a SO2R operation i... Read more
AMSAT-UK announce the 2022 International Space Colloquium
AMSAT-UK is very happy to announce the 2022 AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium will be held as part of the RSGB Convention on October 8-9 at the... Read more
Review
TenTec 506 Rebel Transceiver – ARRL – QST Magazine
The Rebel 506 utilizes a chipKIT Uno32 prototyping board which give users access to an Arduino based programming environment. With its 32 bit computin... Read more
IC-7610 Technical Report Vol. 3 (English Version)
Released the final issue of IC-7610 Technical Report, which explains the circuits used in the IC-7610 and some excellent functions of IC-7610. Read more
Visualizing the effect of a low pass filter on harmonics
I thought I’d share this little experiment, I found it quite interesting. Read more
WSPRlite & End Fed Antenna Testing – Surprise DX on WSPR!
Testing out an LNR 10-20-40 MKII end fed antenna matchbox with a 30 meter wire on the WSPRlite Antenna Performance Analysis System (WSPR beacon). Rece... Read more
VHF
Retevis RT95 Budget Dual Band Mobile Transceiver
Specifications GENERAL Frequency Range VHF:144-148MHz UHF: 430~440MHz Number of Channels 200 channels Channel Spacing 25K (Wide Band) 20K(Middle Band)... Read more
Radioddity GD-55 UHF Waterproof DMR Digital Radio, with GPS Function! 10W with 2800mAh Lithium Polymer (Li-Po) Battery
Introducing the Radioddity GD-55, A Tougher DMR Radioddity’s first proprietary radio is designed to meet the most demanding of conditions, and dole ou... Read more
RADIODDITY GS-5B ANALOG RADIO | 5W | DUAL PTT | BLUETOOTH PROGRAMMING | S-METER | USB CHARGING
Professional VHF UHF Radio: Dual band, dual watch, dual standby, up to 128 channels. Equipped with an 8.9-inch long antenna, this solid 5W radio can r... Read more
Wouxun KG-UVD1P
Wouxun KG-UVD1P Description of Features 1. 1750 Hz Burst Tone 2. DTMF Encoding Function 3. Working Mode :vhf tx-uhf rx or uhf tx-vhf rx can be set fre... Read more
Over 50 km on 481 THz! Great news from SP
On May 8, 2021, the group of Polish radio amateurs: Marek SP4ELF, Jurek SP2GUB, Adam SQ2DOL, Piotr SQ4MIK, and Jarek SQ4IOB realized optical communica... Read more
App - Mobile
SmartSDR for iOS v1.0.4 Now Available
FlexRadio Systems announces the release of SmartSDR for iOS v1.0.4 is now available for download or update from the Apple App Store. This release con... Read more
Training fast CW on Android (Koch method)
The user starts by recognizing only two letters, M and K, at high speed (at least 20WPM) on a 5 minutes session. When she or he will be able... Read more
QRZ.com App for Android now in Beta Testing
The updates to QRZ’s Android App, formerly known as QRZDroid have been released and are available to those who are interested in trying it out.... Read more
RFinder – The World Wide Repeater Directory now has Jamming Reports!
RFinder now includes the ability to make jamming reports. This is already available in RFinder Android and should be available on iOS devices by Dayto... Read more
iSDR for Iphone and Ipad
iSDR is a software defined radio application compatible with the iPhone®, iPod touch® and iPad™. iSDR is designed for experimenters, shortwave... Read more