KG5PTC – APRS Configured

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I received my call sign today, kilo golf five papa tango charlie. I configured APRS on my TM-D710G and it quickly showed up on http://aprs.fi. I then moved to configure it on my TH-D72A, which did not show up. After a bit of messing with it, I decided it had to be due to a signal issue and tried to get my TM-D710G to repeat the signal. That’s one of the goals of having the TM-D710G on a standalone switch in the truck – so I can enable it to act as a repeater if we’re out hiking and want to broadcast our location.

I configured everything as I believed I needed to in the TM-D710G, but it still wasn’t working. I took a break from it to work on the RO system for the RV (which is installed, but incidentally the parts I did *not* build are all leaky, so I’m going to have to rebuild the manifold which was shipped to me as “professionally assembled” before I can use it) and went back to the APRS system after a few hours. I pulled the manual again and found that you need to set the alias for menu 618 to WIDE1-1 in order to fully enable the digipeater. Five seconds later my TH-D72A registered on http://aprs.fi.

Speaking of the TH-D72A, I offered someone on http://swap.qth.com with an “open box” one that included some accessories a couple hundred less than the retail price. He didn’t immediately accept the offer, but eventually the deal came to pass. The radio arrived in perfect condition and looks brand new. I performed a factory reset on it and ordered a couple spare batteries and a quick charger with some Ebay bucks I needed to spend.

The TH-D72A is using sign KG5PTC-7, where the -7 is usually used for HT. The TM-D710G is using KG5PTC-9, which is standard for a mobile rig, and my APRSDroid uses KG5PTC-10, standard for a non-radio.