Queensland APRS Discussion Group

Welcome, please free to join if you are interested in becoming active on APRS in Queensland.

The APRS digi-peater network is expanding every month, as a result it is vital that new stations follow the guidelines as suggested by this group.

Recommended Unproto Address or Path on VHF and UHF for mobiles is WIDE1-1,WIDE3-3. For home stations WIDE2-2 please.

Beacon Rates

The rate at which an APRS station transmits beacons is an important consideration. The faster you beacon, the fewer users can use the system

Your beacon rate should take into consideration what you are intending to accomplish & how fast you expect to be moving

Recommended Beacon Rates for Mobiles is once every 3 Minutes

Stations that expect to be moving very slowly over a large area should beacon occasionally, once every 5-10 Minutes

Stations that are moving rapidly over a small area should beacon more often. If you are being tracked on a high-resolution map & the person tracking you needs to know exactly where you are, beacon faster

Beacon Rates for Stationary Mobiles should be once every 20-30 Minutes

Stationary stations Homes & digi-peaters, etc should only beacon once every 20-30 minutes

Stationary Telemetry stations should only beacon once every 45-60 minutes

APRS Callsign SSID Information

Callsign only Home Station or Home Station running a IGate
-1 Home Digipeater Station & Wx digi
-2 Second Digipeater on a remote site or on 70CM
-3 Digipeater on a Remote Site
-4 HF IGate or HF to VHF Gateway
-5 Operations via Satellite or Satellite Gateway
-6 Kenwood TH-D7 Handheld operation
-7 Kenwood D700, D710 or HamHud capable of messaging data
-8 Secondary mobile & Maritime applications
-9 Primary Mobiles using Opentrackers, TT3 etc
-10 Operation via the internet only
-11 APRS touch-tone users & occasional Balloons
-12 Portable Units such as Laptops, Camp Sites etc
-13 Telemetry Reporting
-14 Truckies on VHF
-15 HF Mobiles