More Than a Dot on a Map: My Journey into APRS
APRS is much more than location tracking. From my 17th-floor apartment in Brooklyn to field tests around Coney Island, I’ve been exploring how radios, GPS, iGates, DMR, messaging and plenty of troubleshooting come together—one packet at a time.
FROM BROOKLYN TO THE WORLD: The Maverick and HamSpot 5
A handheld radio, a little box beside my computer, and an internet connection have turned my Brooklyn apartment into a doorway to the world. The technology is impressive. The people on the other side of it are the point.
Why I Like DMR - Worldwide radio, familiar voices, and the people behind the network
From my apartment in Brooklyn, DMR lets me open a door to the world with my BridgeCom Maverick and HamSpot 5. It combines radio, modern networking, familiar nets, worldwide contacts and, most importantly, the people behind every callsign. That human connection is why DMR has become such an important part of how I operate.
These journal entries are written with assistance from ChatGPT.
The thoughts, experiences, and final editorial choices are my own.