See my previous video on how to setup the kenwood thd710 series of radios for aprs for the international space station. Client software for users of the automatic packet reporting system amateur radio network. Free software that allows you to visually track and communicate with people using amateur radio ham radio equipment. The aip feature works well for me as i am plagued with public service rfi from just a mile away. I installed a vgs1 voice module as well and enjoy the features that offers. Da man meist keinen laptop oder pc im auto betreibt, ist ein sog. An optional programming cable pg5g, or pg5h serial communications cable is necessary. We selected a kenwood tmd710a transceiver for our aprs base radio. Aprs is easy and i havent had a problem sending packets to the iss when nearby. If you have an iphone or ipad, here are two apps that make it easy to determine when the iss will be visible. The tmd710ga can operate as a standalone digipeater station. Gps for kenwood tm d710 i was looking for a compact solution for aprs mobile operation. A decade later it reverted back to the erriccsson and a replacement external tnc and plans are now in work for a new tmd710 as part of an overall upgrade. Aprs is an acronym for automatic packet reporting system and is used by ham radio users to send data like messages, announcements and also gps coordinates.
During an emergency, it can be used as a location aware tactical communications tool. Xastir xastir macosx aprs software for receiving and plotting aprstm position packets. Temporary relay stations can be configured in a variety of outdoor situations, enabling support for data transmission from locations such as basins surrounded by mountains. Krsd710g programming software for the kenwood tmd710g.
Enables display of the model name ft3d when received an aprs position packet. Amateur radio stations heard via iss this page documents amateur radio data digipeated by the international space station. It can use a singleport tnc in native mode, a single or dualport tnc in kiss mode or the agw packet engine in order to transmit on up to four radio ports. Kenwood tmd710g working with aprsis32 software for radio aprs messaging and tracking on pc or windows tablet. Welcome to yaac yet another aprs client yaac is a mostly platformindependent java application written by andrew pavlin, ka2ddo, for monitoring and contributing to the automatic packet reporting system aprs network invented and trademarked by bob bruninga, wb4apr. This is a video demo i did on how to work the iss using aprs on the tm d710. Kenwood tm d710 setup here are the general settings for the d710a when using the gtrans cable. The d710 has a builtin tnc and the firmware to handle aprs right out of the box. The d710 is set up so that packet sartrack and rms express work with band a. The krsd710g programmer is designed specifically for the tm d710g with all its new features.
Uiss is windows packet program designed for satellite communication, like iss, pcsat, ande and other aprs compatible satellietes etc. The krsd710g programmer is designed to give you the ease and convenience of programming the memories and set menu options of your radio from your pc. How to work the iss using aprs packet radio amsatuk. Several amateur radio mobile transceivers including the kenwood tm d700 and tm d710 and the yaesu ftm350r have builtin support for aprs. Kenwood is a leader in aprs technology and they incorporate the. It is mostly used as a tool for tracking people and assets on a map, although it is capable of so much more. Quick guide for tm d710 knox county radios d710 panel showing the default configuration general the two sides of the display are termed band a left and band b right. Iss packet operation began with the ericcson radio and an extrnal tnc and then used a kenwood d700 installed in late december 2003. Kenwood tmd710g working with aprsis32 software youtube. Tm d710ga voice channels can be set with one touch using information such as frequency, tone and shift buried in beacons from aprs stations, enabling speedy qsy. Jul 09, 2011 how to establish a aprs local gateway from internet to radio with a tm d710 and uiview, the well known software from g4ide. Smartbeaconing smartbeaconing is a function that efficiently sends a beacon concerning the positional information of your station based on speed and direction data. Monitoring aprs with the rtlsdr youtube user troy mcquinn has uploaded a video showing how he is able to decode amateur radio aprs signals.
This packet system lets schools and students accessor use the packet transponder on iss without dependence on the very busy schedule of the astronauts. The kenwood radios have a tnc that can be accessed directly from a computer making them much more useful a tm d710 is what im currently using with aprsisce in my home station. Sep 07, 20 this is a video demo i did on how to work the iss using aprs on the tm d710. Iss finder has a nicer interface, but it uses more cellular data. The smartbeaconing menu items and a few other choices are only available with the following d710.
Kenwood tmd710 setup for aprs space station iss youtube. Kenwood tmd710 mobilfunkgerat mit aprs funktion, zusatzlich wird ein gps. Pcsat1 in orbit since 2001 semioperational ariss on the iss since 2007 psat operational may 2015. A decade later it reverted back to the erriccsson and a replacement external tnc and plans are now in work for a new tm d710 as part of an overall upgrade.
This is a video demo i did on how to work the iss using aprs on the tmd710. Aprs beacon the purpose of the aprs beacon is to provide simple aprs compatible position beacons for up to three objects. Aprs software for ham radio category is a curation of 33 web resources on, usaphotomaps, adaptive home logic, aprstrack. Kenwood tmd710g 144440 mhz amateur mobile transceiver aprs. Iss spotter free iss finder free both do a great job predicting passes. About this software you can use the mcp2a to create data such as memory channels and menus on a pc by connecting the tmv71a e, tmd710a e, and the rcd710 to the pc. Aprs automatic position reporting system ham radio links.
The tmd710g has separate vfos for each programmable memory configuration. Now turn ctcss on again, and program it with a private pl tone. How to work the iss using aprs packet radio steve hedgecock m0shq sending packet radio to the iss joanne maenpaa k9jkm wrote this article on how to use the packet radio digipeater on the international space station iss on 145. Today on hamradiocomms i show how to send aprs packets to the international space station iss using the kenwood tm d710 d700 and the same settings would work on the d72 and d74 and 710ga or. When i see my callsign and something like via rsoiss on my d710 s lcd screen, i assume thats my own packets coming back at me but its not particularly regular at all. Af6ds 8 iss station operation iss universal callsign alias.
Aprs automatic position reporting system ham radio links category is a curation of 57 web resources on, aprs using a weather station, manpack communications, aprs web server and live streaming web cams. This d700a is the amateur radio station aboard the international space station iss, which zips around the earth every 90 minutes. Since our aprs beacons are ported to the internet via receiving stations known as igates, some aprs ers have asked about the hardware and software requirements of setting up their own igate. The kenwood tmd710 is designed as a nearly fully selfcontained. Mit dem neuen thd72 kann man wie schon mit dem tm d710.
In order to appear on this page, a position report in a valid aprs format must be digipeated through iss, then be heard by an internet gateway station, which then forwards it on to the aprs internet system. Feb 28, 2019 today on hamradiocomms i show how to send aprs packets to the international space station iss using the kenwood tm d710 d700 and the same settings would work on the d72 and d74 and 710ga or. Aprs station part 1 station radio and software our ham station. Kenwood d710 software works well on a windows 8 tablet allowing me to easily clone the radios. Krsd710g programming software memory types vfo 15 the program makes available the same vfos as in the radio usually one per band. Aprs and digipeating through the international space station iss i have been looking at purchasing a kenwood d710 vhfuhf dualband transceiver for sometime. First time, i started the kenwood tm d710 in packet mode and i made the necessary settings for 9k6 but when it connects to uiview, the baudrate reverted to 1k2. Aprs packet to space station kenwood thd710 youtube. Its my understanding that the aprs igatet2 arrangment is such that basically only the first station to report an rxd packet is ingested into the data set. Tmd710a tmd710e operation panel rcd710 firmware update. Remember these are not real memory channels since the details are lost as soon as you tune the radio manually. Today on hamradiocomms i show how to send aprs packets to the international space station iss using the kenwood tmd710 d700 and. This setup can also be used with any gps by making the appropriate changes to tnc menu items 602 and 603. Resources listed under aprs category belongs to software main collection.
Something tells me that the marketing department wants you to steer over to the rc d710. The contents of the message should include your name, callsign, and. The biggest difference is that the d710 is easier to configure the aprs hot buttons to be. Setting up a kenwood tmd710g for aprs amateur radio stack. It even has the industry standard 6pin mini din ready for packet data on the back of the rig. May 10, 2009 so, it doesnt have a built in tnc like its older brother the 710. Kenwood tmd710 port aprs mode aprsisce32 the future of. It is designed to stand alone and does not monitor other traffic on the frequency. Pinpoint aprs software for amateur radio by frank watervoort. Esc to return to normal mode enable repeater tone 1. Aprs settings for the iss international space station. Af6ds 1 aprs packet digipeating via the iss february 11, 2009 rev.