Am new to this, but can I 1.Put this together with say 8 or 10 NIMH (say 2000 mah) in a pack. Transmitting full power at 1/min and also powering a GPS2. I am...
I would estimate about 30 Hours, depending on if you are sending a short APRS sentence ( Like MIC-E) and if the GPS stays locked on. A one minute interval is...
Hey all- I have an MT-AIO I've been using some. I'm really trying to get something hooked up on my Harley so family can track me while I'm traveling and I...
I think the RTG would be a great choice for your Motorcycle. It is small and light, hook it to the Ignition switch and go. I would either mount the RF SMA up...
Fellow trackers, I've been using RTG on my motorcycle for a few weeks now. Set in under front faring with wire coming out GPS antenna and antenna. I have used...
Steve, Good to hear your feedback on the motorcycle use. did you use the antenna that came with it? I've thought about hanging a 1/4 wave or 5/8 off the back...
I, too, use the 8000FA on my Beemer. Use a ¼ wave antenna sitting on my top case. Rode through Northern California, Oregon, Utah, Montana then back to ...
Thanks for the tip of mounting unit to motorcycle. I will increase ground plane by mounting to bike frame. The antenna is magnetic stuck to small painted metal...
Hello, I now have my Micro-Tracker RTG and have it hooked up running. I am a member of the Spotter Network at www.spoternetwork.org On there site it says: APRS...
David, You can put anything you want in the comment field. Assuming you have a PC ( not a MAC) and a serial port or USB to serial port adapter, you will need a...
Hello Allen, Thanks for the info. Yep I have a PC but like macs better. I guess I need to order the null modem cable with females on both ends. I saw it listed...
Hello to the group and Happy Easter. First I would like to say that this is an excellent source for information and diagnostics. In reference to these posts...
Noel, I agree with your very prudent information that DC ground may or may not be electrical ground. When using a magnet mount, the mount inductively couples...
Allen, Great analogy of the batter on a rope. As far as the spear thing, really hadn’t thought of that angle. Usually a flexible stinger, but I see your...
David: Spotter Network will definitely see the equipment you have if you are heard by and Igate, and if the !SN! comment is in the correct field. I have an...
Ideally, the antenna would mount on a metal plane with a radius of 19.5" from the center of the antenna. Unfortunately, a motorcycle doesn't offer a very good...
Ron, Thanks for the link. Looks like no packets have gotten though. The only one I did notice when I did a search was on 3-31 and I'm guessing that is when...
http://wa8lmf.net/miscinfo/APRS_Symbol_Chart.pdf Here ya be! 73, Ron - WD8BCS ... From: David To: MicroTrak@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 1:18...
A bit quick on the send button I was... Using the "Symbol" column, choose the icon that best describes your station. Set that into the "Symbol" field of the...
But the biggest part of the information is that the sender of the position packets manually selects the symbol to use while the client displaying the symbol...
Well that'd certainly get my attention! Yes, absolutely. The chart assumes that the site decoding the packet and placing the icon into their website/map is...
... It also guarantees that it won't show at all on many older programs like Win/MacAPRS or APRSplus (without my symbol update it will show as the text"No...
Wait, you're telling me that some APRS clients and display exist that completely suppress stations that are sending a symbol selection for which they have no...
I think it's more like that the user may not have updated his client to use anything but the default symbol set that was available when they installed the...
I installed the 8000FA and use the Comet HP-32. Comet worked with a MARC group (Motorcycle Amature Radio Club) member a number of years ago to design a antenna...
