HX1 APRS Transmitter Hookup Guide

Contributors: MikeGrusin

Running Trackuino

Once you have the hardware and software set up, run Trackuino. This should should begin transmitting APRS packets after it obtains a GPS lock.

If you have a 2-meter receiver or SDR, you can set it to 144.390MHz to hear the packets being sent. If you pipe the audio to a computer and run the proper software (Dire Wolf is one such package), you'll be able to decode the packets and see the original text.

If you are close enough to an APRS gateway, your packets will be received and piped to the internet. You should be able to go to APRS.fi and search for your callsign to see received packets and the data they contain.