From e148498b9fe4497b948ad63f06a6c3825ec80edb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: eleccoder <9162301+eleccoder@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2022 19:53:53 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Connection to Baofeng UV-5R --- README.md | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index bd4fa0e..1da44c4 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -108,10 +108,17 @@ You can replay and decode this file by: cat aprs_pico_beacon_demo.wav | direwolf - ``` +## Going on the air: RF-transmission with a *Baofeng UV-5* HT + +If you actually want to RF-transmit the APRS signal, you can simply do it by one of the many cheap HTs, like the *Baofeng UV-5*. The complete schedule including PTT control looks like this: + +![APRS-Pico with Baofeng_UV-5](https://github.com/eleccoder/raspi-pico-aprs-tnc/blob/main/doc/img/APRS_Pico_with_Baofeng_UV-5R.png) + +Don't forget to set the appropriate `#define` parameters in `src/aprs_pico_beacon_demo.c` to enable PTT control. + ## TODO (Dec. 2022) - [x] Send the APRS message on the console (USB or UART) rather than hard-coding -- [x] Show how to physically connect to a Baofeng HT ## Ingredients / Acknowledgements