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Updated guide to setting up an APRS RX only iGate using a Raspberry Pi, RTL-SDR dongle and a pre-built image
** image has been updated as of 21/04/2018 to resolve the problems some people had booting their Pi ** This post is an updated version of the original article I wrote in February 2017. It’s using Raspbian Stretch rather than … Continue reading
Posted in Amateur radio, APRS, Data, FM, Raspberry Pi, VHF
Tagged APRS, Direwolf, Gateway, iGate, Raspberry Pi, RPi, RTL-SDR
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Accurate time keeping on an Apple Mac or Raspberry Pi for WSPR/JT65/JT9/FT8
If you use any of the data modes for QSOs such as JT65, JT9, or FT8 or if you operate using WSPR then you’ll know how important it is that your computer clock is accurate. Anything more than a couple … Continue reading
Posted in Amateur radio, FT8, JT65, JT9, Raspberry Pi, WSPR
Tagged FT8, JT65, JT9, NTP, Raspberry Pi, WSPR
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Installing a new external ADS-B receiver
Not long after my last post on this subject, back in January, the preamp I had mounted in the box at the top of 30ft of pole strapped to the side of my house failed and I was forced to … Continue reading
Posted in ADS-B, Construction, Data, Raspberry Pi
Tagged 1090MHz, ADS-B, Aviation, Raspberry Pi
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Learning to code in Python – Hello Raspberry Pi!
After my posts about building an APRS RX iGate, I entered into email discussion with Alan, K2RHK who pointed me towards his website specifically to see his experiments in APRS. While looking through his site, I noticed he’d recommended a book for … Continue reading
Building a Raspberry Pi internet watchdog
I wasn’t sure whether to post this or not as it’s not specifically amateur radio – But there’s a small amount of electronics involved so I figured it might be of interest. A few days ago while Susan and I … Continue reading
Posted in Construction, Not amateur radio, Raspberry Pi
Tagged Internet watchdog, Raspberry Pi
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MB7UIV is back
A little history In January 2000 I started running the first licensed APRS Internet gateway in the UK originally with the callsign GB7UIV. Within a week of experiments starting on the 26th January 2000, the gateway was on air and … Continue reading
Posted in Amateur radio, APRS, Data, FM, Raspberry Pi, VHF
Tagged APRS, Gateway, iGate, MB7UIV, Raspberry Pi, RPi, RTL-SDR
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Setting up an APRS RX only iGate using a Raspberry Pi, RTL-SDR dongle and a pre-built image
After my previous post, it was suggested that an easier way to set up a receive only APRS iGate would be to provide a pre-built image which only needs slight tweaking to go live. That seemed like a good idea to … Continue reading
Posted in Amateur radio, APRS, Data, FM, Raspberry Pi, VHF
Tagged APRS, Direwolf, Gateway, iGate, Raspberry Pi, RPi, RTL-SDR
122 Comments