[OZAPRS] National APRS digi QRG's????

[Tony Hunt]

I saw a bulletin on APRS the other day that Darwin had changed to the
National frequency 145.175 and spoke to a VK8 on 10mFm and he comfirmed
it..

Tony and Eva Hunt   wavetel at iname.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Geoff Gatward" <geoff.gatward at optusnet.com.au>
To: <ozaprs at marconi.ics.mq.edu.au>
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 8:55
Subject: RE: [OZAPRS] National APRS digi QRG's????


> 144.900 in VK3 and Mt Gambier
> 145.175 in VK1, VK2, VK4 (Brisbane/GC), VK5 (Except Mt Gambier), VK6
> 147.575 in VK7
>
> I think 147.575 in VK8
>
> There are other pockets of APRS activity up the VK4 coast I found during
> my trip to Townsville, but they are all on local packet frequencies.
>
> Something about WIA in VK3 being big bully and forcing APRS digipeaters
> to be licensed and too much hassle to change freq to the 'national APRS
> freq'
>
> It's painful!!
>
> Anyway,  Traveling down the Hume Hwy on 145.175, The VK1 I-gate and
> VK1RBM have good coverage of bits of the hwy (around Yass service
> centers). The Wagga Igate and VK2CSU-1 picks up around the Wagga turnoff
> and covers to about Holbrook, where 144.900 from VK3KAW-1 in Albury
> starts coming good.
>
> >From there 144.900 should be pretty solid.
>
> Back into VK5, somewhere between Mt Gambier and Adelaide change back to
> 145.175.
>
> Geoff
> VK2XJG
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ozaprs-bounces at marconi.ics.mq.edu.au
> [mailto:ozaprs-bounces at marconi.ics.mq.edu.au] On Behalf Of Howcho VK2TPH
> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 7:33 PM
> To: ozaprs at marconi.ics.mq.edu.au
> Subject: [OZAPRS] National APRS digi QRG's????
>
> Greetings all.I was wondering if any kind soul could supply me with a
> list
> of the current APRS frequencies used here in VK.
>
> I am the curator / Digi supporter for VK2AMW-1 and AMW-2 here in the
> Illawarra region and South Coast of NSW..
>
> Both nodes here work on 145.175 , however a  trip to Melbourne via the
> Princes Highway could be interesting once entering Victoria.
>
> What frequency should I change to?  .Are we once again plagued  by the
> age
> old "break of Guage" Railway curse???????
>
> After leaving Melbourne enroute to Adelaide , again do we have to change
> to
> a different frequency????
>
> How about Melbourne to Mildura????Another frequency change????If so ,
> what
> frequency????Railway curse AGAIN????
>
> Surely to GOD , not in this day and age!!!!!
>
> PLEASE   PLEASE    PLEASE ,can we get a NATIONAL frequency
> impelmented?????
>
> OK how about VK6!!!C'mon lads watts happening over your way????I get off
> the
> Indian Pacific train at Perth with my Subaru and want to get onto the
> APRS map whilst visiting my mate James VK6FJA..What frequency do I dial
> up???????
>
> For once we have the chance to get it RIGHT FIRST TIME,,,, or is it too
> late
> already????
>
> Hey bring on the new digi's and network expansion , but PLEASE let's
> make
> this network , a network to be proud of!!
>
>
> 73 to all de Phil VK2TPH for the Illawara Amateur Radio Society ,Packet
> nodes and APRS curator
>
>
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