| Station Classification |
General Nomenclature |
Typical Components |
Power Requirements |
| I |
Portable Tracker |
HT or transmitter, built-in or external TNC or micro
controller (pic, MIM, TM-1+, TigerTrak, TH-D7A) and GPS solution. Weighs
less than 2-3 lbs, including extra batteries. |
Battery pack and/or smaller disposable or rechargeable
batteries |
| II |
Portable Mobile Tracker |
2M VHF mobile radio and GPS solution. If TNC not
incorporated into radio, then it is typically a KPC-3 or 3 Plus. Unit may
be mounted in some type of enclosure. |
Internal battery pack min. 7AH 12VDC or 12VDC auto power |
| III |
Mobile Tracker |
Fixed 2M VHF mobile radio and GPS solution. If TNC not
incorporated into radio, then it is typically a KPC-3 or 3 Plus. GPS may
have map display. Ideal: TM-D700 and Garmin GPS III Plus or Street Pilot
(color, of course). |
12 VDC auto power |
| IV |
Portable APRS Station |
2M VHF mobile radio, TNC, and computer |
12 VDC or 120 VAC |
| V |
Mobile APRS Station |
Same as III and includes a laptop computer |
12 VDC auto power |
| VI |
APRS Station |
2M VHF radio, TNC, and computer |
120 VAC or 12 VDC |
| VII |
APRS Station TCPIP |
Computer running APRS on TCPIP, no radio or TNC |
120 VAC |
| VIII |
Portable Digipeater |
2M radio (HT or mobile), and TNC. Set to digipeat as WIDE1-1
only, typically, for support to special operations. |
12 VDC (typically deep cycle batteries) |
| IX |
Fixed Digipeater |
2M radio (HT or mobile), and TNC. Set to digipeat as WIDEn-N,
SSn-N, typically for general APRS operations across regions. |
120 VAC + backup UPS |
| -WX |
APRS Weather Station |
Any station above, and incorporates a weather station to
provide wind direction, wind speed, temperature, rain and barometric
pressure. Example: X-WX is a fixed WRT digipeater with a weather station. |
N/A |
| -GW |
APRS Gateway Station |
Any station above, and includes either HF to VHF gateway, or
internet gateway. |
N/A |
| -DF |
APRS Direction Finding Station |
Any station above, typically V or VI, to plot lines of
bearing from target transmissions. |
N/A |
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