Station Configuration
Home Station Settings
Recommended TNC and path settings for a fixed home station.
A fixed home station is one of the most valuable things you can add to the regional APRS network — a station that's on the air constantly, at a good elevation, with a well-behaved path configuration.
This page covers the recommended TNC settings for a typical home station. If you're configuring a mobile or portable tracker instead, see Portable/Mobile Tracker Settings.
Suggested Parameters
| Parameter | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| UNPROTO |
WIDE2-2
|
Standard path for fixed stations with a good vantage point. |
| UNPROTO (fallback) |
WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1
|
Use this instead if you can't reliably reach a WIDEn-N digipeater directly. |
| BTEXT |
144.390MHz APRS
|
Beacon comment text; keep it short and useful. |
Beacon Timing
| Parameter | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Position beacon |
Every 30 minutes
|
Fixed stations don't move, so frequent beaconing just adds congestion. |
| Weather beacon |
Every 15 minutes
|
Only applicable if your station has an attached weather station. |
Notes
- Never use WIDE2-2,WIDE1-1 — that ordering is a very bad path and causes excessive network traffic.
- Use a basic packet program (not your APRS client) to write TNC configuration, to avoid config conflicts when the APRS software exits.
- Leaving your TNC on lets your station also act as a fill-in digipeater for nearby low-power mobiles, using WIDE1-1,WIDEn-N.