Blog
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Working the ISS digipeater from your phone
What the APRS digipeater on the International Space Station is, what you need to reach it, and how APRS Connect handles passes, beacons and messages.
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How often an APRS station should beacon
Beacon rates for fixed, walking and mobile APRS stations, how smart beaconing works, and where the timing settings are in APRS Connect.
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Keeping APRS running when the phone screen is off
How APRS Connect keeps receiving and beaconing on Android with the screen off, what the battery exemption does, and what it costs.
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WIDE1-1, WIDE2-1: choosing an APRS path
What an APRS digipeater path is, what WIDE1-1 and WIDE2-1 ask for, which path suits a mobile or a fixed station, and where APRS Connect shows it.
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APRS SSIDs explained: what -7, -9, -5 and the others mean
What the number after the dash in an APRS callsign means, the conventional use of each SSID from -0 to -15, and how to choose one for a phone.