Storms gone, back on the air!! Program problems seem to be worked out now (transmit audio levels and atu operation).
Next I will load up the bbs software and see how that goes. Will be on and off the air from the base from time to time all weekend as I test software and move the system from the base to the mobile setup. On vacation the next two weeks, yahoo!! Will be a mix at home in South Bend, Indiana, in Alabama and in Tennessee. Plans are to mix all ham activities. Hf voice, hf ale, hf aprs, vhf aprs and Pilot station... from mobile and fixed locations in various areas. Will be a true test of the entire system and the ability to move from base to mobile to portable with the various modes. Will be one hundred percent battery operation all locations and modes. Various GPS hardware / software will be used and tested with these modes. Will be using the AvMap Geosat 5 Navigator with a five inch screen to display the APRS information when not using the laptop ( http://www.avmap.us/index.php?swt=01 ). This way I can run Vhf / Uhf APRS with out any laptop computer in the system while I use the laptop for HF Ale and APRS. A cable plugs from the D700/D7 into the G5 and provides GPS info to the equipment, and waypoint plotting of all ham station broadcasted Aprs / Gps data on to the touch screen. Separate GPS units are available to feed GPS data to each radio independently if needed (using Deluo Universal GPS modules). Deluo provides versions for usb laptop interfaces, and Kenwood D700/D7 direct plug in models. Will provide ssid information when I have that worked out. Have the HF base Ale and Aprs (TS-480HX), HF mobile Ale and Aprs (TS-480HX), Vhf/Uhf Dual Band mobile Aprs (TM-D700AG) and Walkie Talkie APRS (TH-D7AG). Will be testing walkie talkie to hf linking on this trip too ..... 73 from Bill - WD8ARZ
