New here, trying to learn/share-comms are always an issue in the backcountry. What are some HAM set ups for backcountry hunts/camping/etc when weight and space are concerns? Could be to communicate with your group or further.
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I take my HF ham stuff all the time camping and on elk hunts.
A TrueSdX radio, a small lipo battery, a wire antenna of any type, and a small laptop(11" Chromebook). That gives me full access to voice and data HF. Whole setup without the laptop is maybe a pound? Maybe a touch more? And very compact, all fits inside a mid size go pro case.
For VHF/UHF setups and shorter range, it is much easier. Just a handheld radio, and for data would need some sort of data interface like a digirig, and a computer. Of course VHF range is maybe 4-10 miles on a handheld.
Can you do digirig into GOS pixel?
You mean like a radio into digirig, then into a pixel?
Yes
No idea. It's basically a serial port and sound card in one. My first thought is no, android wouldn't have the drivers.
The easier thing is using a Bluetooth tnc, like mobilelinkd.
I see that WOAD winlink on Android does support digirig using USB and RTS for ptt. So perhaps it is possible in future. For now though, HAMSTR is python and flask based.