** image has been updated as of 21/04/2018 to resolve the problems some people had booting their Pi ** Note: 01/01/2021 Due to the age of this, I can no longer provide support. I have tested it recently and it still works. If you’re having problems, please ensure you have read the article fully and […]
Tag: RTL-SDR
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 connected to the internet 24/7 except for periods when the connection dropped out and the […]
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 me so I’ve prepared an image that just requires a handful of configuration changes which I will […]
A guide to setting up an APRS receive only iGate using a Raspberry Pi and an RTL-SDR dongle
** This is now outdated, I recommend the pre-built image from here rather than following these instructions. I can not support this method any more ** I originally bought a Raspberry Pi back in October 2012 but as I didn’t have a specific purpose in mind for it, I quickly sold it again. A few […]