APRS Connect is now available for iPhone devices running iOS 16.4 or later, adding an Apple-platform version of the messaging-focused APRS client that launched for Android in August. The app is free to install and use through APRS-IS; radio connection and several advanced functions are offered through the optional APRS Connect Pro subscription.
The iPhone edition can connect to KISS TNCs by Bluetooth Low Energy or TCP. It can also use an AFSK 1200 audio modem through a radio’s speaker and microphone with VOX keying. The developer says radios with built-in Bluetooth LE KISS TNC capability, including the BTECH UV-Pro, can connect directly.
The release also packages several practical APRS functions behind guided screens: weather, repeater lookup, WHO-IS, SMS and email gateways, Winlink gateways, and self-spotting services. Its APRS OTA activity feature supports hosting and chasing over APRS, while a coverage map shows locations where a station’s beacons reached a digipeater. The app can additionally operate as an IGate or a digipeater configured to avoid repeating packets already handled by another digipeater.
For Arkansas Valley hams, an iPhone option with both APRS-IS and radio paths could make mobile position reporting and messaging easier to test without changing computers. Operators should review the subscription terms and their radio’s interface requirements before relying on it in the field. Source: <a href="https://daily.hamweekly.com/2026/10/2026-10-4-aprs-connect-now-on-iphone-ios/">Amateur Radio Daily, reporting APRS Connect</a>.
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