Tracker 2
The Tracker 2 comes in several flavors. The OT2m, which is a
"stand-alone" unit which can be a tracker, a digipeater a KISS mode TNC or a
weather station. It has an onboard temperature sensor and like the regular
OTs, it can also include the supply voltage in its beacons. The T2-135 lacks
the temperature sensor and voltage capabilities, but installs right inside
an Alinco DR-135T or any of that series, replacing the stock TNC if it was
supplied. The T2-301 lacks the on-board temperature sensor and mounts inside
a 5W frequency agile transceiver about twice the size of a deck of playing
cards. The Tracker 2 series can use an FMI cable with a Garmin Nuvi 350
GPS receiver. When in FMI (fleet management interface) mode, the on-screen
keyboard on the GPS can be used for sending APRS messages, and received
messages can be displayed on the screen. Received position reports can also
be uploaded as waypoints to the GPS. While some other Nuvi models also have
FMI mode, they don't handle waypoint upload properly, leading to multiple
copies of waypoints on the map. |