The APRS Foundation: Carrying Bob Bruninga’s Vision Forward
How a volunteer-led organization is working to keep the Automatic Packet Reporting System open, interoperable,…
Why Do Japan’s APRS-IS Servers Run on FreeBSD? A Deep Dive Into status.aprs2.net
Introduction: What Is APRS-IS and Why Does The OS Matter? If you open https://status.aprs2.net/ right…
How FreeBSD and Ham Radio Still Shape the Future of Wireless Communication
A deep dive into Diane Bruce VA3DB’s “Amateur Radio and FreeBSD” from FreeBSD Journal July/August…
The TIDRADIO TD-H9 APRS in Black: A Deep Dive into the Most Feature-Packed Handheld Radio Under $70
When it comes to handheld radios, the market is flooded with options that promise the…
QTH.app – Finally a proper APRS client for macOS?
I recently came across a new software for Mac users called QTH.app. If you use…
The Silent Sentinel: Why APRS is the Ultimate Digital Lifeline When the Grid Fails
Imagine a scenario: A hurricane has made landfall, or a massive wildfire has severed fiber…
The Ultimate “DIY APRS TNC”: A Deep Dive into the ESP32APRS Audio Project
For years, if you wanted to set up a serious APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System)…
Bridging the Analog-Digital Divide: A Deep Dive into ‘APRS pro’ for iOS
For decades, the Amateur Radio world has been somewhat bifurcated. On one side, you have…
Reimagining APRS: What Amateur Radio Can Learn from the Mesh Networking World
By Jon, N7UV (Adapted from an original discussion on the [email protected] mailing list) Some of…