APRN beacon go-kit, VX-6R
This project was originally developed by KI6TSF for the May 2010 Maker Faire in San Mateo, CA for an APRN (SSTV-enabled APRS) demo at the amateur radio booth. This kit has since been disassembled and repurposed.
This project was originally developed by KI6TSF for the May 2010 Maker Faire in San Mateo, CA for an APRN (SSTV-enabled APRS) demo at the amateur radio booth. This kit has since been disassembled and repurposed.
Case: B&W International model Type 5
Case: B&W International model Type 5
Argent Data OpenTracker+ (OT1+), USGlobalSat BR-355 GPS module, Yaesu VX-6R, Red-Dee-2 Connect PS-4. Items are mounted with cable ties to a 1/4" thick plastic sheet. Plastic sheet is then attached to case with Velcro Extreme strips. This setup was used in conjuction with a Kenwood VC-H1 SSTV camera for the APRN demo at the 2010 Maker Faire.
The Yaesu VX-6R can be powered solely off of external 12 volt source without any battery installed - no damage observed ... yet! Make sure that supply voltage never drops below 8 or 9 volts, else HT and OT1+ will go into transmit spasm (as observed with a partially discharged 1.2 Ah SLA battery as shown here).
Close-up view of case internals:
Close-up view of case internals:
