[OZAPRS] Is it life and death.

[kevcav]

Firstly I am a lurker in a area where I am not permitted to pursue my on 
the  air daily fix, but I have managed to follow the HF APRS local OZ 
scene with interest from afar.

What is the point of all the rig checking and frequency spotting. The 
purpose really is can we and have we been able to communicate, The short 
answer to that is a resounding YES. What frequency are we on exactly who 
cares as long as we are within the allocated frequency spectrum and we 
have an established link.

One of the likely outcomes of the recent activities is there will those 
who, will following the indepth but misplaced testing consider  that "I 
am now on frequency and you all should net to me" Wrong fellas. There is 
now going to be period of frequency hopping all around the band with the 
result that no one communicates.

It appears that my friends VK3MY and VK4DMI are the net control and have 
been all the long and regardless of the scientic or otherwise arguments 
from across the Tasman I repeat my earlier assertion that the frequency 
in use is where the pile up is not some figure on the dial.

So to those Kiwi friends I say use the index finger and shift the dial 
knob and carefully tune to the VK frequency where the action is.

This disscussion has hardened my belief that APRS is a local activity 
that has little or no tactical international or Igate use. Just my 3 
cents worth.

73,s
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