Tag: aprs
-
APRS Explained: Trackers, Digipeaters, and Messaging
APRS quietly runs in the background of the hobby, tracking hams, relaying weather, and passing short messages across a mesh of digipeaters. Here is how the whole system fits together.
-
Meshtastic vs. AREDN vs. APRS: Which Mesh Tool for Which Job
Three different technologies all get lumped together as ham radio mesh. They’re not interchangeable. Here’s what each one is actually built to do.
-
The Reality of Off-Grid Mesh Comms: Meshtastic, LoRa, and Why the Hype Outpaces Reality
Meshtastic and LoRa mesh networks get hyped online as an unbreakable off-grid comms solution. Here’s an honest, technical look at where the hype outpaces the current reality.