LAT 59.3293°N
LON 18.0686°E
ALT 12m
BENSHI PROTOCOL v1
BLE 5.0 / APRS-IS
BUILD 1.0.0
CHANNEL 01 · 144.390 MHz · APRS

YOUR HT,
fully unlocked.

HT Pilot connects to your Benshi-family handheld via Bluetooth. Real channel control, APRS messaging, live maps, and digital audio decoding — without cloud, accounts, or the stock app.

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144.000 ————————————————————————— 148.000 MHz
DISP_01 · HT_PILOT
App screen
APRS · CH01144.390
CAPABILITIES

Everything the
stock app isn't.

Built by a ham for hams. Full BLE protocol reverse-engineered from traffic captures.

CHMODULEDESCRIPTIONSTATUS
01
BLE Control
Bluetooth-native connection to your radio. Switch channels and channel groups, tune VFO, read device diagnostics — no cables, no USB.
ACTIVE
02
APRS
Full APRS-IS client. Automatic position beaconing from GPS with configurable icon and interval. Send and receive messages by callsign.
ACTIVE
03
Live Map
OpenStreetMap-powered station map. Filter by < 5min, 30min, or older. Your position pinned at center. Native only — requires the app.
ACTIVE
04
GPS Beacon
On-device GPS feeds your grid square, coordinates, and altitude into APRS beacons. Data leaves the device only if you enable beaconing.
ACTIVE
05
Audio Decode
Route audio from your headset jack into the app's DSP pipeline for real-time APRS packet decoding and digital mode analysis.
ACTIVE
06
KISS TNC
Expose a KISS TNC interface over BLE so third-party applications can push AX.25 frames directly to the radio. Under development.
DEV
TRANSMISSION CAPTURES

Clear.
Functional.
No noise.

APRS
Map
Messages
GPS
Headset
Recording
Activity
SUPPORTED HARDWARE

One protocol.
Four radios.

All four run the same Benshi BLE stack under the hood. Same firmware, different badges.

VERIFIED
VGC · DUAL-BAND · 5W
VGC VR-N76
Development target. Full protocol coverage tested on real hardware.
UNVERIFIED
VERO · DUAL-BAND · 5W
Vero VR-N76
Same Benshi BLE stack as the VGC. Should work — not yet tested by us. Beta feedback welcome.
UNVERIFIED
BTECH · DUAL-BAND · 5W
BTech UV-Pro
Benshi BLE protocol expected to match. Not yet tested by us. Beta feedback welcome.
UNVERIFIED
RADIODDITY · DUAL-BAND
GA-5WB
Benshi BLE protocol expected to match. Not yet tested by us. Beta feedback welcome.

Protocol reverse-engineered via BLE traffic analysis on the VGC VR-N76. Other models share the Benshi stack but haven't been physically tested — that's what the beta is for.

INITIATE TRANSMISSION

GET HT PILOT

Free. Currently in limited beta — Android via Google Play internal testing, iOS via TestFlight.

Android
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iOS
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