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Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:23 pm
by robbage
The Tic Hill digipeater works so well it's hard to know how well other digis in the area are working.
RTH-3 was digipeating the VK4 station near Gin Gin a couple of days ago, middle of the day.
For what it's worth, TNC-3 is the only digipeater north of the river that I can't hear direct to Ballajura.
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 8:34 am
by VK6ZMS
VK6ZUK didn't get a lot of packets in this morning. I wonder if its using a too high gain antenna thats shooting over the Great Eastern Hwy ?
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 8:41 am
by robbage
Same spot as before with VK3BAK. I'm surprised he lost RTH so soon.
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:19 pm
by VK6TNC
VK6TNC-3 seemed to track VK3BAK-9 OK this morning
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 5:36 am
by robbage
VK6TNC wrote:VK6TNC-3 seemed to track VK3BAK-9 OK this morning
Yeah, right through The Lakes and Beechina no problem. Did you change something?
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 5:45 am
by robbage
XLR via Tic Hill this morning. Busselton & Cataby repeaters are S5/6 here as well.
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:32 pm
by VK6ZMS
Busselton and Cataby are about the same again @ 8.30pm.
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 8:49 am
by VK6TNC
No changes made here. Propagation changes maybe ????
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 5:16 pm
by robbage
VK6TNC wrote:No changes made here. Propagation changes maybe ????
Quite possibly. You wouldn't think lift would have that much effect so close.
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 5:35 pm
by robbage
During the night:
2010-10-19 17:36:21 UTC: VK6RAA-3>APOT21,VK6RTH-3*,WIDE3-1,qAR,VK6ZUK:>Mt Barker Tracker2 APRS Digi - OF85TI
Also another passed via RVP to me.
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 11:32 am
by VK6ZMS
This is from the OzAPRS mailing list:
This is to give notice of a intended Baloon launch this weekend. The baloon could reach altitudes giving it as much as a 800km footprint. They will be running APRS as well as a few other things. Callsign should be VK5ZSN-11on APRS
LAUNCH TIME IS EXPECTED TO BE 01:30 UTC (23/10/10). But thats all hanging on the weather conditions.
Check out the project web page
http://projecthorus.org/
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 8:53 pm
by VK6TNC
VK4UN-7 was on Bailup Rd today. Maybe he was looking for VK6POP ?
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 4:35 am
by VK6FLAM
All,
I am putting together all the gear to test from Lesueur National Park just north of the Jurien Bay road. The site is 300 mtrs AMSL and will use the same antenna and height as TNC and try to access thru Tic Hill. It's near on half way to Geraldton and appears to be the highest hill between PTH and GTN on the coastal strip. Will keep you informed when it goes up.
Craig
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 7:36 am
by vk6xlr
VK6FLAM wrote:I am putting together all the gear to test from Lesueur National Park just north of the Jurien Bay road. The site is 300 mtrs AMSL and will use the same antenna and height as TNC and try to access thru Tic Hill. It's near on half way to Geraldton and appears to be the highest hill between PTH and GTN on the coastal strip. Will keep you informed when it goes up.
Excellent Craig!
Will be interesting to see how well it performs especially when tropo is about.
73,
Re: APRS - part two
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 9:06 pm
by VK6FLAM
Hi Rick,
If I have done my sums right, it should have direct coverage to Tic Hill and GTN should hit it full time. The Diamond F23 antenna , I have found, to be an absolute pearler for distance. Granted I need to find the right locations to make sure the signal doesn't go over the top. I think with the Lesueur National Park site, it is far enough towards the coast to provide excelent coverage for the Brand to the north and south. If succesful, a voice repeater will be investigated for the site also. but more of that later.
Cheers
Lamby