Category: Ham radio

09
Oct
2025
0

Automatic MeshCore and Meshtastic multi-threaded maps downloader project for fast maps grabbing

So, lately I’ve been working this text UI automatic map tiles downloader project. The main goal was that user would be able to select only particular continents, countries and states or regions, whichever he wants. The project will then fully automate and parallelize the download process of map tiles. The output goes to tiles directory in your home directory. Once you’re satisfied with all...

03
Jan
2025
17

How to flash and setup Meshtastic with UI on T-Deck Plus

Learn how to flash the experimental Meshtastic Fancy UI firmware on the LILYGO T-Deck Plus. This step-by-step guide covers hardware features like built-in GPS, upgradeable antennas, and tips for navigating firmware compilation challenges. Perfect for tech enthusiasts and DIYers!

04
Dec
2021
1

LoRa APRS on TTGO T-Beam – adding support for multiple beacon configurations

I’ve recently contributed to the open source LoRa APRS Tracker project by creating a pull request for adding support of switching APRS callsign / beacon message / symbol by holding the middle button on the TTGO T-Beam. The original idea came from my fellow clubmate and friend OM7AMA. He wanted to have an ability to switch between pedestrian and car, or when going portable...

08
Jun
2021
3

Remote COMPASS for your antenna rotator

Update 09.02.2025: As I wasn’t able to fund this project, also because of lack of people that would like to get involved into helping me creating this project as a pre-made kit and later as a complete, full product – I decided to publish my firmware and offer it for download for anyone interested in building the project at home. There are 2 versions...

25
Apr
2021
0
RTL-SDR

Decoding APRS packets with RTL-SDR on Raspberry Pi

Let’s suppose that you don’t own a transceiver that decodes APRS packets directly. Or, you want to process the incoming APRS packets further from the command line. If this is your case, you can use your Raspberry Pi and RTL-SDR dongle to decode APRS packets. In this simple tutorial, you won’t even need a transceiver. Just connect the RTL-SDR to the Pi and attach...