Good #ISS pass with the TH-D75A and stock antenna on #APRS!

#introduction Hi! We are members of #hackerspace Wrocław and have various radio interests like #sota #pota #hamnet #amsat #digimodes #sstv #aprs #qrp #diy (and at least 2137 others...)

It's been a while, but I finally wrote a new #hamradio blog post on my blog. This one is about #LoRa #APRS logging and talks about a new site where you can learn about LoRa APRS activity!

https://w0rmt.net/2025/03/15/lora-aprs-logging/

I recently acquired a used Kenwood TH-D75A. #APRS reception and decode on this radio is way, way better than on my Yaesu FT-5DR. I expected this based on my past comparisons between Yaesu and Kenwood APRS capable radios. The difference is night and day.

I really do believe that the Kenwood APRS HTs have always been the best in terms of performance and features. And they have real, externally accessible TNCs, which is great for packet and #Winlink!

The Kenwood radios really are nice, but $$$

Woohoo! My upgraded APRS iGate is up & running for the first time! Now on a RPi 5 & using much-updated software.

I'm literally the only iGate in town now too.

I still need to do a lot of admin stuff:
- Figure out how to fit the new Pi into my stack of Pis with its different case
- Look up how to automatically send a command to kick everything off at startup instead of manually
- Customize the Pi settings to my prefs/needs and install a screen saver.

I finally got an #APRS station on the air. I have used my HT for years, but I finally have a base station.

I'd appreciate test messages or reports of seeing me online!

KB8QPT-7

My mobile APRS Digipeter doesn’t look suspicious at all… once up and running it pulls 0.11 Amps. With that 4.5Amp battery it should last 36 hours at 90% efficiency give or take. I can’t imagine trying to take this on a plane! #bioenno #aprs #digipeter #digirig #amateurradio #hamradio #packetradio #direwolf #photo

Loving the #Kenwood TH-D75 #hamradio I picked up at #Hamcation, but it has a bit of a learning curve. I’ve figured out #aprs and listening on #dstar. Getting a successful transmission out on DSTAR has been a bit more challenging. #amateurradio

NEW! #Kenwood REVEALS the TM-D750A #Radio at #Hamcation 2025 - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FcCk30af1c
#HamRadio #AmateurRadio #VHF #UHF #APRS

My APRS map from driving around Portland yesterday. Sometimes you have to change the "timerange" and "tail" settings in the url to get a complete picture. I wish there was an easier way to look back in time. Maybe there's a feature I've missed? #APRS #HamRadio

@ARISS_Intl is passing overhead in about 90 minutes. Still hunting this unicorn. Maybe today I can get in their station log.

To go with the AIS and ADS-B receivers, I got an iGate/Digipeater up and running with an old HT as an infill for the immediate area since the dense buildings make it hard for quieter stations to get out when they are in an inopportune location. #HamRadio #APRS

I heard the #ISS #APRS breaking the squelch of the FTM-400 in the shack and thought I'd try to see if I could get my position relayed using just the TH-D75 with just a small rubber duck type antenna. Sho'nuff it picked me up when it was at 33 degrees over the horizon.

Fixed my APRS weather station, which broke sometime in the last 5 years (due to configuration file incompatibility... cmon people! Do not change your config files to break working configurations without warning if your software is updated!!!) #weewx #aprs #hamradio

I think it's worth me doing a new #Introduction:

Hi! I'm Chris! I write code, I make things, and I parent.

My posts are generally about a few key areas: #Programming, #HamRadio, #TTRPG and #Parenting.

As far as programming, I mostly focus on #DotNet #CSharp professionally, with a smattering of #WebDev using #TypeScript. For my "not professional" development, I do a lot of #GameDev in #Godot (usually using C#, though not always!), and I adore #FunctionalProgramming, particularly in #FSharp, but also in many other languages! I stream software and game development on Twitch at https://twitch.tv/b4ux1t3. The schedule on there is not currently correct (January 2025), but should be soon.

When it comes to ham radio, I mostly focus on #DigitalModes, though I do a little bit of #POTA and #SOTA (well, I want to, anyway!). I'm a big user of #APRS and #PacketRadio. I try to be active on #YSF via the inimitable KJ7OMO@mastodon.radio's (edit: removed the mention here to prevent accidental mentions!) pride radio network, though mostly I listen. If you'd like my callsign, feel free to DM me. I do not list it publicly, but I'm not shy about handing it out in a more private setting.

Regarding TTRPG, I'm mostly a forever GM who runs #ShadowdarkRPG, #BladesInTheDark, #MorkBorg and #Mausritter, though I love most #OSR games and often mix and match rules and stuff. I don't _hate_ #DnD, #dnd5e or otherwise, it's just not the sort of thing I enjoy running. I also GM professionally on https://startplaying.games/gm/b4ux1t3!

Outside of that, some of my posts are about #Crochet, #BookBinding, #Woodworking, #Mathematics, #Linguistics, #TokiPona and, well, lots of other things

I have lots of links in my profile if you'd like to know more about me!

I got tired of going outside and looking at the thermometer, so I got a digital weather station off Temu.

But then I got too lazy to walk to the refrigerator to read the base station’s display, so I hacked together a way to connect it to the Internet. Okay, so that’s not the main reason. I did it because I wanted a fancy APRS-enabled weather station without the price tag, so in the spirit of ham radio and hacking, I set out to build my own.

Then I hooked it up to Mastodon as @weather because… okay, I don’t have a good reason for that.

https://colincogle.name/blog/byo-weather-station