How to SPOT Using the Yaesu FT2DR on APRS2SOTA 2019

I take you step by step on how to send a spot via APRS using the APRS2SOTA gateway. You must register your callsign with Stewart Wilkinson G0LGS at [email protected] so he can add your call sign to the database FIRST!

Use this link sotaspots.co.uk/Aprs2Sota_Info.php to see the full instruction sheet on the APRS2SOTA gateway. Leave comments below if you have any questions.

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