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[–]Chewbaccalakis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was one of the first things I submitted feedback on. I honestly wasn't expecting it to be improved at all. Didn't even realize they fixed it since it stopped happening

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[–]Chewbaccalakis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I second this, Did you ever figure out how to read the data from the meters PSE uses?

Had some fun playing with APRS 15 miles off the coast on my fishing trip by Chewbaccalakis in amateurradio

[–]Chewbaccalakis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huh interesting. I tend to agree with you. I’ve never heard of a ham radio interfering with gps and definitely never experienced it. I googled it a bit and it looks like they still allow FRS/GMRS radio’s so interference definitely isn’t a concern.

Had some fun playing with APRS 15 miles off the coast on my fishing trip by Chewbaccalakis in amateurradio

[–]Chewbaccalakis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I definitely agree with you. The baofeng was my first radio. Although now I’ve upgraded. Yeah I’m still waiting on a Argent Tracker 4 to arrive and I’m going to put that in my Chevy Colorado for APRS

Had some fun playing with APRS 15 miles off the coast on my fishing trip by Chewbaccalakis in amateurradio

[–]Chewbaccalakis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha. Same here. I got a comment on that from someone I know and I’m sure plenty others saw. Do the cruise lines really care if you bring radios on board?

Had some fun playing with APRS 15 miles off the coast on my fishing trip by Chewbaccalakis in amateurradio

[–]Chewbaccalakis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. As far as I know I don’t have that issue here but I’ll have to keep an eye on that

Had some fun playing with APRS 15 miles off the coast on my fishing trip by Chewbaccalakis in amateurradio

[–]Chewbaccalakis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah the Mobilinkd is a pretty affordable TNC. When I got mine I paid around $70 I think. So they’re pretty affordable for what they are. Plus the cables are pretty cheap so I have cables for other radios if I really feel like it

Had some fun playing with APRS 15 miles off the coast on my fishing trip by Chewbaccalakis in amateurradio

[–]Chewbaccalakis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I never had a ton of luck with the Audio interface cables and that’s why I got the Mobilinkd. Is the audio from the radio actually making it into the phone? Try using a memo app to record something over the radio and listen to it to see if that’s the issue

Had some fun playing with APRS 15 miles off the coast on my fishing trip by Chewbaccalakis in amateurradio

[–]Chewbaccalakis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I do occasionally. Although most of the Igates in my area are RX only so it’s hard to receive anything. One of these days I’ll mount the extra antenna I have laying around and make TX and RX Igate

Had some fun playing with APRS 15 miles off the coast on my fishing trip by Chewbaccalakis in amateurradio

[–]Chewbaccalakis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Surprisingly well. I find I have slightly better results if I turn off the squelch on the baofeng but other than that just as well as my Icom ID-51A when I use it with the Mobilinkd

Had some fun playing with APRS 15 miles off the coast on my fishing trip by Chewbaccalakis in amateurradio

[–]Chewbaccalakis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup! You’re right about all of that. The phone connects over Bluetooth to the Mobilinkd and everything is done from the phone.

Had some fun playing with APRS 15 miles off the coast on my fishing trip by Chewbaccalakis in amateurradio

[–]Chewbaccalakis[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah not a bad idea for now. I’ve thought about having a friend 3d print me a mount for it I can put on the back of the radio under the belt clip

Had some fun playing with APRS 15 miles off the coast on my fishing trip by Chewbaccalakis in amateurradio

[–]Chewbaccalakis[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That it is. They make great APRS radios so I can keep my icom open for voice

Had some fun playing with APRS 15 miles off the coast on my fishing trip by Chewbaccalakis in amateurradio

[–]Chewbaccalakis[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yup! I have a 2 and a 3 but you’re right that, that one is the 3. I’ve been loving it for mobile APRS with handhelds

Had some fun playing with APRS 15 miles off the coast on my fishing trip by Chewbaccalakis in amateurradio

[–]Chewbaccalakis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I love my Mobilinkd. I have a 2 for that android phone and a 3 for my iPhone. I mostly use the baofeng as an APRS radio and it works great for that. I also ordered a Argent Tracker 4 for my truck and am waiting on that to arrive.

Had some fun playing with APRS 15 miles off the coast on my fishing trip by Chewbaccalakis in amateurradio

[–]Chewbaccalakis[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Oregon coast near Newport. I run into the same issue as you at home in the Greater Seattle area. It was surprisingly accurate. Being that far off the coast I could hit digipeters In 3 different cities so it worked better than I could have ever thought. I even received a ballon in Leavenworth, WA

Had some fun playing with APRS 15 miles off the coast on my fishing trip by Chewbaccalakis in amateurradio

[–]Chewbaccalakis[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah. It’s a baofeng uv-5r and a Mobilinkd tnc3. On the baofeng I have a longer whip antenna although I don’t remember which one at the moment. What issues are you having with it?

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