Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Following the Packet radio series, today we'll be turning our direwolf tnc install into an APRS I-gate and digipeater. The I-Gate will allow us to send APRS packets from RF to the APRS-IS and vise versa and beacon out to websites like aprs.fi.

See the following video to set up Direwolf:
youtu.be/iDQd1SoGgQE?si=uaFmZwqdQrOI3KZn

The blog follows this guide, so see here for the commands used:
themodernham.com/easy-aprs-igate-and-digipeater-setup-with-direwolf

Get your APRS Passcode:
apps.magicbug.co.uk/passcode

00:00 Intro
00:50 Vocabulary
01:30 Prerequisites
03:20 Configuring Direwolf
04:30 Enable I-Gating
05:30 Get APRS Passcode
08:10 Enable TX from APRSIS
09:05 Enable Digipeating
10:30 Setup Beacons
16:40 Testing
18:30 Outro

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