From a4c74402f513cfbece244964711a9ea82b7dc402 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "[Harper Innes]" <[harper@whisper.cat]>
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2023 10:15:50 +1100
Subject: [PATCH] Updated README and added 10m support for RTL-SDR

---
 README.md                                 | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 RTL-SDR_Support/1200b-10m_RTL-SDR_APRS.sh |  2 ++
 2 files changed, 45 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 RTL-SDR_Support/1200b-10m_RTL-SDR_APRS.sh

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b02d21d..75d0c3d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ This is an on-going repository for the Automatic Positioning Reporting System (A
 This repo includes support for Direwolf, rtl_fm & kissutil 
 
 This repo is split into multiple directories with 
+
 "Cross-Band Digipeater Support"
+
 "Simplex Digipeater Support"
+
 "RTL-SDR RX Only IGate Support"
 
 
@@ -23,6 +26,28 @@ You're going to need
 
 Ensure that you clone this repo into your `/home/$USER/` directory so that everything can run seamlessly
 
+_______________
+
+To simply run direwolf for you rigs run 
+
+Simplex VHF: `direwolf -c /home/$USER/aprs/Simplex-Support/direwolf_VHF-APRS.conf`
+
+Simplex UHF: `direwolf -c /home/$USER/aprs/Simplex-Support/direwolf_UHF-APRS.conf`
+
+Simplex 10m: `direwolf -c /home/$USER/aprs/Simplex-Support/direwolf_10m-APRS.conf`
+
+Cross-Band: `direwolf -c /home/$USER/aprs/Cross-Band_Support/direwolf_MultiBands.conf`
+
+Everyone's setup is different, Please ensure you have checked your 
+
+`PTT` method (If you're using an RPi your PTT method will be via the GPIO pins) 
+
+You can find the documentation on GPIO PTT here: https://www.marcelpost.com/wiki/index.php/GPIO_pin_on_the_RPi_to_trigger_PTT
+
+`ADEVICE` (You can find this by running `aplay -l` and `arecord -l`
+
+_______________
+
 If you intend on using "RTL-SDR(s)" 
 You're going to want to move `aprs-1200b.service` and `aprs-9600b.service` 
 from `/systemd-services/` to `/etc/system/systemd/`
@@ -34,6 +59,17 @@ sudo systemctl enable --now aprs-1200b.service
 sudo systemctl enable --now aprs-9600b.service
 ```
 
+_______________
+
+To run the RTL-SDR(s) by themselves and not as a `systemd` service simply just run 
+
+`bash 1200b_RTL-SDR_APRS.sh` or `1200b-10m_RTL-SDR_APRS.sh` or `bash 9600b_RTL-SDR_APRS.sh`
+
+This should give you a `print` of whats going on in your terminal window such as packets recieved
+
+_______________
+
+
 This repo also includes a method to send messages to other stations by utilizing the kissutil
 
 In the "APRS-Messaging" directory is a shell script that you will need to edit for your station
@@ -91,6 +127,13 @@ If you do not wish for this to occur, Please comment out the "Mastodon Beacon"
 IBEACON sendto=IG delay=1 every=180 via=TOOT
 ```
 
+_______________
+
+
+Currently as far as I'm aware there is no easy way to get the RTL-SDR to run at 300 baud on Sideband for HF APRS
+
+Short of using an SDR software such as "gqrx" and piping audio into a loopback device and creating a custom config
+for decoding HF packets, This is unfortunely a limitation of the RTL-SDR software
 
 ## Future development
 
diff --git a/RTL-SDR_Support/1200b-10m_RTL-SDR_APRS.sh b/RTL-SDR_Support/1200b-10m_RTL-SDR_APRS.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2926457
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RTL-SDR_Support/1200b-10m_RTL-SDR_APRS.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+rtl_fm -f 29.25000M - | direwolf -c /home/$USER/aprs/RTL-SDR_Support/Direwolf_1200b_RX-ONLY.conf -r 24000 -B 1200 -D 1 -
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