WA Radio Scanner Users' Group

WIRES is similar to Echolink or IRLP http://www.vxstd.com/en/wiresinfo-en
D-STAR is a digital radio system for voice and data. DPRS is like APRS for D-STAR http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-STAR

The ducting this morning also carried APRS packets from Katanning to 6KSB-3 Pinjarra.

VK6ZMS wrote:The ducting this morning also carried APRS packets from Katanning to 6KSB-3 Pinjarra.

Try South Australia and Victoria!

Wed Jan 6 01:41:50 2010 VK5ZLR-8>APOTC1,VK5RLH-1,WIDE1,VK5RPL-1,VK6KSB-3*,WIDE2:> Naidia Experimental
Wed Jan 6 02:01:43 2010 VK3RCV-1>APNU19,VK5RAC-1,VK6KSB-3*,WIDE2:!3659.57SS14418.66E#PHG5700/ APRS Digi - Bendigo - (2)
Wed Jan 6 02:05:22 2010 VK5EX-2>APU25N,VK5RAC-1,VK6KSB-3*,WIDE3-1:@051805z3457.57S/13837.87E_251/000g000t062r000p000P000b10130h39FWX
Wed Jan 6 02:19:55 2010 VK5LY-4>APND12,VK5RSC-1,WIDE1,VK6KSB-3*,WIDE2-1:>DIGI_NED: HF(30M & 40M)/VHF GateWay system - GATE ECHO TUNE
Wed Jan 6 02:31:46 2010 VK3RCV-1>APNU19,VK5RSC-1,VK6KSB-3*,WIDE2:!3659.57SS14418.66E#PHG5700/ APRS Digi - Bendigo - (2)
Wed Jan 6 02:32:44 2010 VK3RAW-1>TLM,VK5RSC-1,VK6KSB-3*,WIDE2:T#118,067,133,069,018,037,00000000,SA3VFD
Wed Jan 6 02:34:32 2010 VK2RBX-1>APNU19,VK5RSC-1,VK6KSB-3*,WIDE2:!3412.65SS14215.84E#PHG5330/W2 APRS Digi - Mildura - (2)
Wed Jan 6 03:11:40 2010 VK5ZLR-8>APOTC1,VK5RSC-1,WIDE1,VK6KSB-3*,WIDE2-1:T#144,154,170,123,123,141,00000000
Wed Jan 6 03:13:25 2010 VK5UJ-1>APOT21,VK5RSC-1,VK6KSB-3*,WIDE2:!3442.38S113848.76E# 12.9V 19C PHG5730 WIDE1 Humbug Scrub - vk5uj.com
Wed Jan 6 06:38:51 2010 VK5HZ-9>S4U0P0,VK5TTY-1,VK5RSC-1,VK6KSB-3*,WIDE2:`BE?n@^>/"56}91.5 RoadAlert

I just did a trial run with an OpenTracker+ plugged into a Puxing PX-777 (5w handheld) and it looks quite promising. Using the OT+ with an FT-1802 mobile set to 5w had problems getting into a digi from the bottom half of West Coast Hwy. No probs with the PX-777 (could have been the conditions I guess). Antenna is a ¼ wave mag base at the moment.
Interfacing was cheap and easy. The PX-777 came with a 'free earpiece/mike' which I cut the earpiece and mike off and soldered on a DB9 to suit the OT+. Total cost $83 for PX-777, $30 for OT+, $45 for GPS16 receiver, a few bucks for bits'n'pieces connectors etc.

robbage wrote:I just did a trial run with an OpenTracker+ plugged into a Puxing PX-777 (5w handheld) and it looks quite promising.

Nicely done

Looks like they have an APRS Gate in the North West too now! =D> Also broadcasts the Shipping Info etc...

See: http://aprs.fi/?call=VK6GHZ-7&mt=m&z=13&timerange=3600

Regards...

According to aprs.fi on the raw packets page, Duncan hasn't sent any packets in the last two days, but the last path was VK6GHZ-7>2P38V2 via WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2,qAS,VK6HV
According to ACMA, VK6HV is in (or near) Wickham.

VK6RLM-3 is reporting packets, its quite an impressive network now.

VK6ZMS wrote:VK6RLM-3 is reporting packets, its quite an impressive network now.

Indeed it is. And to think that I was seriously considering switching off my Igate not that long ago due to lack of interest...

vk6hgr wrote:And to think that I was seriously considering switching off my Igate not that long ago due to lack of interest...

eeep!

Add one another to the list VK6RAW-3 Kattaning.

VK6ZMS wrote:Add one another to the list VK6RAW-3 Kattaning.

RAW appeared on my desktop app about 5 seconds after I saw your message. Good to see a few more callsigns now. When I first started running the app it was just a few digipeaters and the same two or three mobiles most of the time.

Worked north almost to Williams and SE almost out to Gnowangerup.

I'm guessing south it will almost reach to Mt Barker.

Also the digipeater has been heard this evening by VK6KSB-3 at Pinjarra and VK6RVP-1 at Vic Park.

Next we need to improve the antennas!

Tic Hill digipeater's last report to aprs.fi was 2010-01-21 02:16:42 UTC (about 34 hours ago) Does anybody know if has been reported? I'm not on the WARG list if that's where reports go.

robbage wrote:Tic Hill digipeater's last report to aprs.fi was 2010-01-21 02:16:42 UTC (about 34 hours ago) Does anybody know if has been reported? I'm not on the WARG list if that's where reports go.

Yeah, it was on the WARG list. It has suffered damage to the solar panels and the site was completely switched off to save the batteries.