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Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 12:36 am
by Tyranus
Lucky he wasn't in Midland...
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 1:05 pm
by VK6LD
vk6hgr wrote:VK6ADF wrote:
There is little interest in APRS at the moment in Bunbury. There is a digipeater in Bunbury but it does not communicate with the network. I can digipeat to VK6KSB if I do it manually but it does not resend APRS traffic.
It might be a case of "build the network and the users will come". VK6RVP and my Igate opperated for years without a single user... but when interest started warming up a functioning digipeater and Igate was all ready to go.
I have just ordered another couple of loads of APRS equipment on behalf of local hams from Argent Data in the US.
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 5:41 pm
by robbage
VK6LD wrote:I have just ordered another couple of loads of APRS equipment on behalf of local hams from Argent Data in the US.
A small truckload by the looks
We'll be ordering some more stuff from
Argent Data in a few weeks if anybody's looking for Opentracker related items (or GPS suitable for APRS)
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 5:51 pm
by robbage
A lot of
flood symbols around VK3 at the moment
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 2:43 pm
by robbage
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 4:43 pm
by Blinky
Looks like Geraldton now has its dedicated APRS digipeater on air now. =D>
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 6:09 pm
by robbage
I'm ordering some more APRS stuff from Argent Data very soon if anybody in the Perth area wants to share the freight.
PM me ↓
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 6:09 am
by robbage
Lotsa APRS DX last night. XLR Geraldton making it directly to KSB-3 Pinjarra. Both making it to me direct.
And I just pinged Cataby and Busselton repeaters.
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 11:43 am
by vk6xlr
Blinky wrote:Looks like Geraldton now has its dedicated APRS digipeater on air now. =D>
Hi guys
The digipeater is not quite ready to go upon the hill yet. Still being tested at my QTH but I've entered the co-ords for Moresby Range.
My FTM-350R in the shack heard VK6KSB-3, VK6RAA-3, VK6RAW-3, VK6AHR-3, VK6HGR-1, VK6AN-9, VK6MT, VK6WB-3, VK6RTH-3, VK6RVP-1 and VK6USB-3 via last nights tropo.
73,
Rick
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 4:44 pm
by robbage
G'day Rick, welcome aboard.
Last summer we saw a VK3 which I seem to remember made it WIDE2-2 through a digi in Mt Gambier to VK6KSB-3.
Looks like we're getting a nice digipeater run going from your end down to Albany. One around Cataby and another around Williams or Wagin would fill the gaps nicely.
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 5:06 pm
by VK6ZMS
A digi at the WARG site on Mt Saddleback would do the job nicely .
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 5:07 pm
by Zebedee
Welcome to WARSUG, Rick, glad to have you aboard!
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 8:50 pm
by VK6ZMS
More ducting tonight 20:34WST
VK6AN-9 mobile Brentwood to VK6AHR-3 Lesmurdie to VK6KSB-3 Pinjarra, I-gated in Geraldton VK6XLR
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 5:44 pm
by robbage
I've not noticed this function before at aprs.fi It shows you a general map of where digipeaters and i-gates are hearing other stations. This one's for Tic Hill and shows just how well the digi works.
http://aprs.fi/heard/a/VK6RTH-3
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 5:47 pm
by VK6ZMS
That is neat
How did you find that ?
