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Amateur Position Reporting System

 

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APRS is an amateur radio mode that uses packet transmissions, on the 2 meter band (144.390 mhz.), on the H.F. band (10.150 mhz.),  and by satellite to send the location of objects, such as home stations, mobile stations, portables, and other moving, and non-moving objects. These objects can be displayed on a map using various available software. APRS "nodes" or digi's allow station's locations to be re-transmitted over long distances.

Please Note, All KA4BNI APRS Digi's no longer accept the older WIDE, RELAY, TRACE commands. This allows for a much smoother flow of traffic on the system. If setting up a home station, consider using a WIDE2-2 or WIDE2-1 configuration. Thank you.

 

APRS Nodes in West Tennessee

 The KA4BNI-3 APRS node Hornbeak, Tennessee

The node is comprised of a Kantronics KPC-3 with upgraded v8.2 eeprom, a Kenwood TM-241 2 meter mobile, paired with a Motorola 50 watt "brick" amplifier into a Decibel Products DB-224 antenna at 250' on the TN Emergency Management Agency tower.  ***Thanks to J.J. (KC4ZOB) and David (WA4VVX) at TEMA - Nashville for their assistance***

 

The KA4BNI-5 APRS node Henderson Co. Tennessee

 The KA4BNI-5 APRS Node is now in the Mt. Gilead community in Henderson County, Tennessee and is now operational. This node consists of an MFJ 1270C TNC, a Kenwood 2 meter radio paired with a Motorola 50 watt "brick" amp into a Comet antenna at 140'.

***Thanks go to Mr. Phipps, and Mr. Dungey of the T.W.R.A.***

 

The KA4BNI-4 node near Selmer, TN. - McNairy County

The KA4BNI-4 node is installed near the Finger community of McNairy County, TN. and operational. The node consists of an MFJ 1270B TNC, a GE Phoenix VHF radio into a DB-224 at 120' on the south side of the tower. This node should bring traffic in from the lower counties of Tennessee, and also Mississippi and Alabama.

Future KA4BNI-2 node near Gleason, TN. - Weakley County

The KA4BNI-2 node near the Gleason community in NW Tennessee is operational on a low antenna. Coverage is minimal at this time. Plans are to raise the antenna on the tower in the future.

 

For comments concerning this or any of the nodes email me at: ka4bni@ka4bni.com, Thanks....

 

Interested in APRS??? Check out these links

Northern California APRS page       

N1BQ's "Find U" page (locates APRS stations)

Also try the aprs.fi Web page