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Home » Topics » Educational – Graphics/Photos/Diagrams » Using APRS to Communicate Beyond a Disaster Zone

Using APRS to Communicate Beyond a Disaster Zone

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  • September 10, 2025 at 1:54 pm #46997
    Phillip Beall
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    All,

    I woke up at 0200 this morning, couldn’t get back to sleep and so got up and got with it at 0300.  I decided that I was going to freshen some of the content on our site, do some updating of pages, reorganize some of it, etc.  One piece I was exited to be able to post was APRS on the Cheap? Maybe! reference the Baofeng 5RH PRO with GPS and APRS.  Literally as I was writing it Jerry emailed me Using APRS to Communicate Beyond a Disaster Zone by Wayne Greene (KB4DSF) from this months ARRL On The Air (September/October 2025).  It is a super writeup and explains some ways that APRS can be utilized in an emergency comms situation.  I urge you to give it a read!

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    Phillip Beall (W5EBC)

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Red River Valley Amateur Radio Club (RRVARC) is a licensed FCC radio operator (WB5RDD) and an affiliate of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) – The National Association for Amateur Radio®.

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