The Argent APRS shield assembled

I got the Argent APRS shield for Arduino assembled. Assembly went very quickly. I stopped by the HRO to get a CT-44 so I can test this with a Yaesu VX-2R. So far I can query the shield with a status command ‘S’ and blink and LED. More to come soon.

argent APRS shield

A few things while on vacation

I’ve got a four day weekend. Shaking out some new hardware including:

  • Arduino Mega board
  • Figuring out how to use xbee shield
  • Took delivery of an Argent APRS shield
  • ByVac BV4213 I2C motor controller