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# Experimental LoRa APRS ESP32 APRSDroid bluetooth modem and LoRa APRS-IS iGate
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Tiny experimental amateur radio ESP32 based LoRa APRSDroid Bluetooth modem and LoRa APRS-IS iGate server.
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Can be used in two modes:
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- **as a LoRa APRS client**, you need to use APRSDroid application, connect to the modem using bluetooth, data will be re-transmitted through the LoRa radio, this is similar to APRSDroid micromodem - https://unsigned.io/micromodem/, received data will be sent back to the APRSDroid using bluetooth
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- **as a LoRa APRS iGate server**, which connects to your WiFI and forwards received LoRa APRS positions into the APRS-IS network, it also reports client signal level, by appending it into the APRS comment, so you can see your signal reports in different locations
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# Software Dependencies
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- Arduino ESP32 library: https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32 library (install using arduino library manager)
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- LoRa arduino library: https://github.com/sandeepmistry/arduino-LoRa (install using arduino library manager)
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# Software Setup
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- when setting up APRSDroid, use **"TNC (plaintext TNC2)"** connection protocol in Connection Preferences -> Connection Protocol
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- go to esp32_loraprs.ino and make next changes based on your requirements
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- comment out / remove **LORAPRS_CLIENT** define if you are planning to run server mode for APRS-IS iGate
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- for server mode fill **LORAPRS_WIFI_SSID** and **LORAPRS_WIFI_KEY** with your WiFI AP data
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- for server mode fill **LORAPRS_LOGIN** and **LORAPRS_PASS** with APRS-IS login callsign and pass
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- change **LORAPRS_FREQ** if you are planning to use different frequency, currently it is set to **432.500MHz**, which is 70cm band APRS frequency in IARU-1 region, see http://info.aprs.net/index.php?title=Frequencies
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- if you are planning to use different esp32 pinouts then modify loraprs.h
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- lora module SS, **CfgPinSs**, pin 5
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- lora module RST, **CfgPinRst**, pin 26
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- lora module DIO0, **CfgPinDio0**, pin 14
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- if you are planning to experiment with different bandwidths/spread factors then modify loraprs.h
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- lora bandwidth **CfgBw**, 20 kHz (to fit into standard 25 kHz channel)
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- lora spread factor **CfgSpread**, 11 (should decode down to -17.5dB)
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- lora coding rate **CfgCodingRate**, 7
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- lora output power **CfgPower**, 20 (max 20 dBm ~ 100mW, change to lower value if needed)
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- use 80 MHz ESP32 frequency in Arduino, it will prolong battery life when operating portable, higher CPU speed is not required, there are no CPU intensive operations
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# Test Results
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- Antennas
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- Client - rubber duck antenna
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- Server - 6 element UHF yagi indoors
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- Range
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- **About 4 km** when server is 30m above the ground and client is 2m above the ground
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- **About 13 km** when server is 30m above the ground and client is at some higher point ~40m above the ground
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# Hardware Photos
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