Hardware Microtrack
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The Microtrak Units are APRS RF transmitters. The Microtrak 300 is a 300mW unit and the Microtrak 8000 FA is a frequency agile 8W unit. The Microtrak 300 can be amplified to 8 Watts by using the Microamp RF amplifier.

*NOTE! An antenna MUST be attached before applying power or the transmitter will be damaged! This applies even when programming!

Homepage: http://www.byonics.com/
Manual For the Microtrak 8000 FA: http://www.byonics.com/microtrak/mt8000fa_v1.1.zip
Manual For the Microtrak 300 V1.3: http://www.byonics.com/microtrak/microtrak300v1.3.pdf
Manual For the Microamp: http://www.byonics.com/microtrak/Micro-Amp%20Manual%20v1.3.pdf

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Microtrak 8000 FA Features

  • Frequency Agile Transmitter allows for 144 MHz to 148 MHz operation
  • up to 12 Watts of output power
  • Runs on 12 Volts
  • Transmits latitude, longitude, altitude, speed, HMS timestamp.

Microtrak 300 + Microamp Features

  • 144.390Mhz operation
  • up to 12 Watts of output power
  • Runs on 12 Volts
  • Transmits latitude, longitude, altitude, speed, HMS timestamp.

Serial/Programming Adapter

Screen shot of the configuration file:

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NOTE! An antenna MUST be attached before applying power or the transmitter will be damaged! This applies even when programming!

Software