Thanks for the reply Bushman. Actually I did search the topic before posting and read the exact link you cited. Maybe my search skills need some work but the only thing I kept finding is connecting the station to the APRS network via the internet. This is my problem. I don't have access to a constant internet connection unless I'm home with my phone. I need to connect via an RF link and am unsure of what hardware will work or will not work. I was hoping someone else had already conquered this issue.
I will keep searching but thanks.........
You are correct. I've seen little here about setting up a "true" APRS system with amateur radio. It would be nice to see someone write a tutorial on the subject.
One strategy I'd suggest is to look at weather software packages first to see if you can find one that does APRS via a TNC and also runs on the OS you prefer, then select weather station hardware that is supported by that package.
Or you could just wing it. It shouldn't be too hard to make a package like weewx output a formatted file that another process could read and feed to your TNC.
As for Acurite hardware specifically, it would work just fine, but it might limit your software options. Weewx would be one. Weather Display might be another. I think WD used to be able to output directly to a TNC through a com port, but it went through a re-write not too long ago. I'm not sure what its feature set is now.
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