DSTAR LIVE TRACKING

Using the HM-175GPS microphone on the IC-E92D or the GPS on IC-E2820H you can broadcast your position over the D-Star repeater network as long as you add into the 'R2' entry under the Call Sign section the Repeater with 'G' for Gateway as seen in my screen capture on the left. This then sends out your position which can be live tracked on either:

http://dstarinfo.org/track.html or http://aprs.fi/

 

DPRS and APRS TRACKING

You can easily decode the GPS information received on the D-STAR DV data stream on your D-Star radio and display it on a map on your computer using D-PRS Interface to collect the data and either UI-View to display it or a combination of Microsoft MapPoint and APRS-Point or all three with the UI-Point32 Add-in if you wish to use UI-View for APRS TX and RX also.

The simple set-up if you have MapPoint is:

a) D-PRS Interface
b) Microsoft MapPoint
c) APRS Point

If you want to transmit APRS and receive APRS as well as D-PRS then you need the following:

a) D-PRS Interface
b) UI-View32

Here follows instructions on how to get this up and running, if you are not going to use MapPoint for street level zooming then miss out UIPoint32, APRSPoint and MapPoint sections:

1.
Download the Free D-PRS Interface software from http://www.aprs-is.net/DPRSInterface.aspx. This is very easy to use and configure - all you do is connect your D-Star radio with the data lead and your PC is pretty much ready. This receives the data from the radio and makes it available on your PC for software programs to use.

You enter your Callsign, then configure the COMM Port your radio is connected to and port speed (USUALLY 9600), then enter the Server Validation Code you received after downloading and registering the UI-View32 software as detailed in No. 2. Click OK and then FILE, START.

You should see the data in the window as it receives transmissions, this applies for simplex as well as via the repeater.

You should also get a green rectangle at the top of your map in UI-View32, if you get an error check DPRS Interface is running and the IP and port number you entered are correct.

 

2.
Next step is to download Free UI-View32 from http://www.apritch.myby.co.uk/uiview.htm this application allows you to display the GPS data that you are receiving onto your computer screen. Some configuration is needed here, an information sheet will be made available in due course for anyone that has problems with this.

Within UI-View32 go to SETUP, APRS SERVER SETUP. click on the list of APRS Servers and click INSERT then enter "127.0.0.1:14551" and press enter. Make sure only this has a tick in it. Tick APRS Server Logon Required and enter the Server Validation Code you received after downloading and registering the UI-View32 software.

Then it is ACTION and CONNECT TO APRS SERVER.

 

3.
You can also install Microsoft MapPoint (this is not free) if you have it which is like AutoRoute which allows you to zoom right down to street level.

4.
If you have done No3 then you need to purchase the third-part APRSPoint32 available from http://www.aprspoint.com/. This uses the maps within MapPoint.

5.
If you have done No. 3 & 4 you will also need the UI-View32 Add-in file called UI-Point32 that acts as a middleman and passes the data from UI-View32 onto the MapPOINT/APRSPoint software, this can be downloaded from http://www.ui-view.org/uipoint32/index.shtml

There are some settings you have to check within your 2820 radio within the GPS Settings that you are sending the correct GPS and not GPS-A data.

All should be working and you should see D-Star Positions on your map from D-Start Repeaters and also Simplex. Easiest way to test it is either using a handie with the GPS MIC or a fellw D-Star users helps you out on simplex.

UI-View will also display APRS traffic received from 144.800MHZ when a radio with a TNC is connected and UI-View32 is configured for connection.

If I can help with any problems then ask away.