Earlier in the month I got my DVB dongle out and used it to listen to a bit of NWS radio, a bit of public radio and some ham radio during a recent Monday Night Net.
These DVB dongles can do double duty as VHF / UHF receivers…
What else could I do with it ? Could I get it to listen to APRS packets.
Using the SDR# program to listen to the packets coming from my TH-D72 HT on 144.390 Mhz
Yup, it can hear APRS on 144.390 ….
So I get my volume controls changed around where the “input” isn’t the mic but the programs (in this case SDR#)
Be sure and turn on the WAV so UZ7HO Soundmodem can hear SDR#
download the UZ7HO .zip file and extract it. Run the executable.
http://uz7ho.org.ua/packetradio.htm
Set it up for VHF (not HF packet) and that’s about all it takes…
Next up, get APRSIS32 to think Soundmodem is a TNC …
Stay tuned and 73
KD5NJR
Scott
Set UZ7HO to decode 1200 baud and you’re all set !