About the WA1LOU APRS Weather Station

The following describes the components of the WA1LOU APRS weather station:

Weather:

  • Ultimeter 2100 Weather Station
  • Ultimeter Anemometer/Wind Vane
  • Ultimeter Pro Rain Gauge with Heater
  • Ultimeter Outdoor Humidity and Temperature Sensor

APRS:

  • Kantronics KPC-3 Plus TNC
  • Yaesu FT-1802 transceiver (144.39 MHz)
  • Diamond F23A Omnidirectional Antenna

I connected the weather station to the TNC via the second serial port of the TNC. This link lists the settings of the TNC for this configuration.