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====== PicoAPRS ======

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Described as the "World's smallest APRS Transceiver by DB1NTO", the [[http://www.picoaprs.de/index_en.html |PicoAPRS]] can be used as:
  * a tracker that can send position data
  * a receiver that can receive APRS messages
  * a stand alone APRS digipeater
  * a computer connected TNC

Here are some screenshots:

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It outputs 1W and you'll need to buy a separate antenna.  The PicoAPRS's antenna port is a female SMA port (so you'll need an antenna with a male SMA connector), so Baofeng antennas won't work.

[[https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/wmo-picoaprs |DX Engineering]] sells it for $220 and the user comments there are pretty informative: it seems that unless you're in an area with lots of digipeaters, using this unit with a portable antenna and its meagre 1W won't work as a mobile APRS station.  However, people have used it as a tracker for drones or even as a drone APRS digipeater.

It's pretty cool, but I can think of a lot of other things I'd spend $220 on before buying this (unless I had a drone I guess).