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+[appendix]
+== TeleGPS System Operation
+
+ === GFSK Telemetry
+
+ TeleGPS's native telemetry system doesn't use a
+ 'normal packet radio' mode like APRS because it's not
+ very efficient. The GFSK modulation we use is FSK
+ with the base-band pulses passed through a Gaussian
+ filter before they go into the modulator to limit the
+ transmitted bandwidth. When combined with forward
+ error correction and interleaving, this allows us to
+ have a very robust 19.2 kilobit data link with only
+ 10-40 milliwatts of transmit power, a whip antenna in
+ the rocket, and a hand-held Yagi on the ground. We've
+ had flights to above 21k feet AGL with great
+ reception, and calculations suggest we should be good
+ to well over 40k feet AGL with a 5-element yagi on the
+ ground with our 10mW units and over 100k feet AGL with
+ the 40mW devices.
+
+ :aprsdevices: TeleGPS
+ :configure_section: _configure_device
+ include::aprs-operation.raw[]
+
+ === Configurable Parameters
+
+ Configuring TeleGPS is very simple; the few configurable
+ parameters can all be set using the TeleGPS application over
+ USB. Check out <<_configure_device>>.