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APRS Tracker Capabilities
Tracker |
NMEA Sentences |
Garmin |
Smart Beaconing |
Timeslotting |
Fixed Position |
Source Available |
Flash Updates |
Weather |
Telemetry |
Temperature Sensor |
Voltage Sensor |
Timestamp |
Waypoint Output |
Profiles |
Compressed Format |
Mic-E Format |
Transmit on PTT |
300 Baud |
OpenTRAC Protocol |
Power Req. |
Price (USD) |
TinyTrak3 |
GGA, RMC |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes [1] |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
2 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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$30 |
HamHUD II |
? |
? |
Yes |
? |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
? |
1 |
? |
? |
? |
? |
No |
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$ |
KPC-3+ |
Any [2] |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes [2] |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
1 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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$186 |
OpenTracker |
GGA, RMC, GLL |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
2 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
110 mW |
$29 |
microTNT |
GGA, RMC |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Soon |
1 |
No |
Yes |
? |
No |
No |
? |
$99 |
TigerTrak
TM-1+ |
Any [2] |
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No |
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No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
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10 |
No |
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Yes |
Yes |
No |
< 540 mW |
$110 |
Anti-Tracker |
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Yes [1] |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
N/A |
Yes |
N/A |
No |
Yes |
N/A |
No |
No |
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DIY |
Son of TinyTrak |
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No |
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Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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No |
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No |
No |
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$0 [3] |
PicoPacket |
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? |
? |
? |
? |
No |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
No |
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$169 |
MIM |
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Yes |
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Yes |
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No |
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No |
No |
180 mW? |
$79 |
MIC-E |
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Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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N/A |
PIC-E |
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No |
No |
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$65 |
[1] - Available with alternate firmware / paid upgrade [2] -
Transmits raw strings with specified headers [3] - Firmware replacement
for TinyTrak
NMEA Sentnences - NMEA sentences the unit will parse from a GPS
receiver. Garmin - Will the unit connect to a GPS receiver using
the Garmin protocol? SmartBeaconing - Adaptive beacon rate
support. Timeslotting - Ability to transmit only in assigned
time slots. Fixed Position - Will unit transmit fixed
coordinates with no GPS? Source Available - Is the source code
available for modification? Flash Updates - Can the firmware be
updated without removing chips? Weather - Does the unit support
weather station operation? Telemetry - Can the unit report
analog telemetry values or switch settings? Temperature Sensor -
Does the unit have a build-in temperature sensor? Voltage Sensor
- Can the unit report its supply voltage? Timestamp - Can the
unit provide timestamps on transmissions? Waypoint Output - Does
the unit have the ability to send received stations as waypoints to a
GPS? Profiles - How many configuration profiles can the device
store? Compressed Format - Does the unit support APRS Compressed
format? Mic-E Format - Does the unit support APRS Mic-E
encoding? Transmit on PTT - Can the unit function as a mic
encoder and transmit when PTT is pressed? 300 Baud - Will the
unit transmit at 300 baud for HF? OpenTRAC Protocol - Does the
unit support OpenTRAC protocol transmissions? Power Req. -
Average power consumption of device in mW. Price - Price, in
USD, of least expensive model available.
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