diff --git a/examples/APRS/APRS_Position/APRS_Position.ino b/examples/APRS/APRS_Position/APRS_Position.ino
index e18804846..cf7f6977e 100644
--- a/examples/APRS/APRS_Position/APRS_Position.ino
+++ b/examples/APRS/APRS_Position/APRS_Position.ino
@@ -109,32 +109,49 @@ void setup() {
 }
 
 void loop() {
-  Serial.print(F("[APRS] Sending position ... "));
+  Serial.println(F("[APRS] Sending location reports"));
   
   // send a location without message or timestamp
   char destination[] = "N0CALL";
   char latitude[] = "4911.67N";
   char longitude[] = "01635.96E";
   int state = aprs.sendPosition(destination, 0, latitude, longitude);
+  if(state != RADIOLIB_ERR_NONE) {
+    Serial.print(F("[APRS] Failed to send location, code "));
+    Serial.println(state);
+  }
   delay(500);
   
   // send a location with message and without timestamp
   char message[] = "I'm here!";
-  state |= aprs.sendPosition(destination, 0, latitude, longitude, message);
+  state = aprs.sendPosition(destination, 0, latitude, longitude, message);
+  if(state != RADIOLIB_ERR_NONE) {
+    Serial.print(F("[APRS] Failed to send location and message code "));
+    Serial.println(state);
+  }
   delay(500);
+
+  // you can also set repeater callsigns and SSIDs
+  // up to 8 repeaters may be used
+  // sendPosition will be sent with "WIDE2-2" path
+  char* repeaterCallsigns[] = { "WIDE2" };
+  uint8_t repeaterSSIDs[] = { 2 };
+  aprs.useRepeaters(repeaterCallsigns, repeaterSSIDs, 1);
   
   // send a location with message and timestamp
   char timestamp[] = "093045z";
-  state |= aprs.sendPosition(destination, 0, latitude, longitude, message, timestamp);
-  delay(500);
-
-  if(state == RADIOLIB_ERR_NONE) {
-    Serial.println(F("success!"));
-  } else {
-    Serial.print(F("failed, code "));
+  state = aprs.sendPosition(destination, 0, latitude, longitude, message, timestamp);
+  if(state != RADIOLIB_ERR_NONE) {
+    Serial.print(F("[APRS] Failed to send location, message and timestamp code "));
     Serial.println(state);
   }
+  delay(500);
+
+  // when repeaters are no longer needed, they can be dropped
+  aprs.dropRepeaters();
 
   // wait one minute before transmitting again
+  Serial.println(F("[APRS] All done!"));
   delay(60000);
 }
+
diff --git a/keywords.txt b/keywords.txt
index 273fd409c..d903819b7 100644
--- a/keywords.txt
+++ b/keywords.txt
@@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ noTone	KEYWORD2
 # APRS
 sendPosition	KEYWORD2
 sendMicE	KEYWORD2
+useRepeaters	KEYWORD2
+dropRepeaters	KEYWORD2
 
 # Pager
 sendTone	KEYWORD2
diff --git a/src/protocols/APRS/APRS.cpp b/src/protocols/APRS/APRS.cpp
index a5866ac61..c2fb72f3e 100644
--- a/src/protocols/APRS/APRS.cpp
+++ b/src/protocols/APRS/APRS.cpp
@@ -260,6 +260,12 @@ int16_t APRSClient::sendFrame(char* destCallsign, uint8_t destSSID, char* info)
                       RADIOLIB_AX25_CONTROL_UNNUMBERED_FRAME,
                       RADIOLIB_AX25_PID_NO_LAYER_3, const_cast<char*>(info));
 
+    // optionally set repeaters
+    if(this->repCalls && this->repSSIDs && this->numReps) {
+      int16_t state = frameUI.setRepeaters(this->repCalls, this->repSSIDs, this->numReps);
+      RADIOLIB_ASSERT(state);
+    }
+
     return(axClient->sendFrame(&frameUI));
   
   } else if(this->phyLayer != nullptr) {
@@ -276,4 +282,16 @@ int16_t APRSClient::sendFrame(char* destCallsign, uint8_t destSSID, char* info)
   return(RADIOLIB_ERR_WRONG_MODEM);
 }
 
+void APRSClient::useRepeaters(char** repeaterCallsigns, uint8_t* repeaterSSIDs, uint8_t numRepeaters) {
+  this->repCalls = repeaterCallsigns;
+  this->repSSIDs = repeaterSSIDs;
+  this->numReps = numRepeaters;
+}
+
+void APRSClient::dropRepeaters() {
+  this->repCalls = NULL;
+  this->repSSIDs = NULL;
+  this->numReps = 0;
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/protocols/APRS/APRS.h b/src/protocols/APRS/APRS.h
index 7b14ad889..44031fdea 100644
--- a/src/protocols/APRS/APRS.h
+++ b/src/protocols/APRS/APRS.h
@@ -144,6 +144,21 @@ class APRSClient {
     */
     int16_t sendFrame(char* destCallsign, uint8_t destSSID, char* info);
 
+    /*!
+      \brief Set the repeater callsigns and SSIDs to be used by the frames sent by sendPosition, sendMicE or sendFrame.
+      \param repeaterCallsigns Array of repeater callsigns in the form of null-terminated C-strings.
+      \param repeaterSSIDs Array of repeater SSIDs.
+      \param numRepeaters Number of repeaters, maximum is 8.
+      \returns \ref status_codes
+    */
+    void useRepeaters(char** repeaterCallsigns, uint8_t* repeaterSSIDs, uint8_t numRepeaters);
+
+    /*!
+      \brief Stop using repeaters.
+      \returns \ref status_codes
+    */
+    void dropRepeaters();
+
 #if !RADIOLIB_GODMODE
   private:
 #endif
@@ -153,6 +168,11 @@ class APRSClient {
     // default APRS symbol (car)
     char symbol = '>';
     char table = '/';
+
+    // repeaters
+    char** repCalls = NULL;
+    uint8_t* repSSIDs = NULL;
+    uint8_t numReps = 0;
     
     // source callsign when using APRS over LoRa
     char src[RADIOLIB_AX25_MAX_CALLSIGN_LEN + 1] = { 0 };