from external temperature sensor.
As you can see in the above example, WX3in1 Plus 2.0 allows to use some special strings,
which are automatically replaced with corresponding values:
• <date> - inserts current date in DDHHMM (day/hour/minute) format,
• <lat> - inserts your stations latitude defined in “Radio” Tab,
• <long> - inserts your stations longitude defined in “Radio” Tab,
• <gpslat> - inserts latitude received from GPS,
• <gpslong> - inserts longitude received from GPS,
• <gpsdate> - inserts time received from GPS in format: DDHHMM,
• <volt> - inserts measured input voltage,
• <temp> - inserts temperature from rear panel thermometer input (Celsius),
• <tempf> - inserts temperature from rear panel thermometer input (Fahrenheit),
After inserting corresponding values example beacon packet will look for example like
that:
@100214z5221.60N/01653.63E-WX3in1Plus2.0 U=12.1V,T=21.0C
Important note: Sometimes I see that users try to replace special <date>, <lat>, <long>,
<volt> strings with direct values. You don't need to do that. If you set for example
“<date>” string in your beacon, current date will be placed instead of this string. The
same for “<lat>”, “<long>”, “<volt>”, etc.
If you are new to APRS or if you are running the device for the first time, you can leave
all the options as default. By default, the device will send standard beacon packet with
time, latitude, longitude and current voltage reading both to RF and APRS-IS every 5
minutes. It should make your station appear on the map on aprs.fi.
10.8. Network Tab
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