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Thanks for all the info, it has been a great help.
I was under the impression that using the gps board built in to the icom 2820 and ut123 that, that would do the job ( track the car from home)..
for now no d star repeaters are setup in the area im in hence why i wanted to us aprs for...
Ok so im a very recently passed uk foundation licence holder ( so my knowledge is limted, very)
Im interested in tracking this setup while in the car and using say aprs.fi ( well the mrs is)
The question is this, what else is needed for the setup to give the ability to track the vehicle...
the mission carries on
So after some reading and taking the advice of the guys on here im pretty sure the mobile setup is better for me than the hand held option.
90% of my radio life is mobile as i travel alot.. ( uk that is )
On the raido front i want to make sure the radio does it all...
still looking..
Thanks for all the advice so far, still plenty of reading to do on this i guess.
Realy fancy somthing D star, although the closest repeater seems to be warrington and im in blackpool. Not sure how to find out when d star repeaters will be near me..
Also the GPS tracking...
Having taken the advice from a user on this forum i am looking to buy a 70cm/2m mobile unit.
I have ready many reviews and more often than not then contradict one and another..
Being very new to radio i just want to make sure i get the best i can for the money i have got ( as we all do i...
thanks
thanks for the reply, some pretty interesting stuff on that guys page.
Not sure on how to mount it yet.
I was thinking of some type of free standing system that i could put up and down in the garden. I could have pretty much anything made as i work for a company that has its own...
So i am looking to fit my 857 in the house now as im thinking of a portable for the car..
My 857 and atas 120 did reside as my car setup but now i want to bring it into my static carvan.
The questions are these, will the atas cover all the bands, and who well will it perform as a base...
Hi there,
I am looking to buy a portable of some type and have broken the options down to three radios:
yaesu vx8r ( or the lower versions?)
icom ice91 with D-star board
or the icom e92
Most of the time the unit will be fixed into the car as i travel many miles in the year working, so...
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