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+// one package is with position and battery voltage
+// the next is with weather data in APRS format
+//
+// licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
+//
+// last update: 25.11.2018
+// modifications: select mode during compilation to select model
+
+// USER DATA - USE THESE LINES TO MODIFY YOUR PREFERENCES
+// Your Callsign
+String Tcall="OE3OOO-7";     //your Call Sign for normal position reports
+String wxTcall="OE3OOO-7";   //your Call Sign for weather reports
+
+// Your symbol table and symbol for position reports incl. battery voltage
+String sTable="/";           //Primer
+//String sTable="\";           //Alternativ
+
+// String sSymbol="_";          //symbol code Weather Station
+// String sSymbol=">";          //symbol code CAR
+String sSymbol="[";          //symbol code RUNNER
+// String sSymbol="b";          //symbol code BICYCLE
+// String sSymbol="<";          //symbol code MOTORCYCLE
+
+// SEND_WX - if true the tracker sends WX reports - needs DHT22 connected at Pin 10
+// when FIXED_POSITION is false then it sends alternating normal position packets and weather report packets
+#define SEND_WX false
+
+// Your symbol table and symbol for weather reports
+String wxTable="/";          //Primer
+String wxSymbol="_";         //Symbol Code Weather Station
+// String wxSymbol="W";        //Symbol Code Weather Station/
+
+#define FIXED_POSITION false
+// set to true if you want to use fixed position (position defined below) instead, or to false if you want to use GPS data
+// also stops sending normal position reports when sending weather reports is active (SEND_WX true)
+
+#define LATITUDE "4813.62N"  // please in APRS notation DDMM.mmN or DDMM.mmS used for FIXED_POSITION
+#define LONGITUDE "01539.85E" // please in APRS notation DDDMM.mmE or DDDMM.mmW used for FIXED_POSITION
+// ^^^^^LATITUDE and LONGITUDE only used when FIXED_POSITION is true
+
+// Tracker setting: use these lines to modify the tracker behaviour
+#define TXFREQ  433.775      // Transmit frequency in MHz
+#define TXdbmW  18           // Transmit power in dBm
+#define TXenablePA  0        // switch internal power amplifier on (1) or off (0)
+
+// Transmit intervall
+unsigned long nextTX = 60000L;   // Send every 60 secs
+// unsigned long nextTX = 5000L; // Send every 5 secs - FOR TESTS ONLY - NO CONNECTION TO SERVER PLEASE!!!!