[OZAPRS] Some speculation from an innocent bystander ...

[Brian Beamish]

Hi Ron

Think I have the right Ron VK4AGS if so I see your three stations all
beaconing from the same spot here in Brisbane?

Whilst I really do not Know all the intricacies of running and Igate as I
only fill in at times when VK4DMI's Igate is off or when Des wants to do
some testing of his own I do though know that you will not get the Alias
to
be the same for a normal VHF gateway and that of a HF Gateway one of the
experienced HF Igate SysOps could explain this far better than myself but
there is a good reason for it.

I note that you have been testing on 40m would really like to try and copy
you there most, not all unfortunately, APRS gateways are on 7.036 LSB my
gear here actually reads 7.036.53 wonder where you have been working as I
have not monitored you there yet although to be honest 30m is so good that
I
stay there most of the time.

I know what you mean about getting gear into a small car as mine certainly
is not a large one either but I have managed to fit HF, VHF/UHF, UHF CB,
CDMA phone along with APRS into it most of which is mounted under the two
front seats for HF I use the now old original IC-706 Mk1 and for VHF/UHF a
micro FT-90 both of which are under the seats with their remote front
panels
mounted on the dash. I have yet to find somewhere for the electric brake
control to go and last but not least to find room for the XYL.

As a matter of interest I was able to pickup an Icom auto tuner and with
some modification to the rear compartment of the car I have actually got
this mounted and hidden away within the car but under the floor alongside
the spare tyre etc.

I do not yet have a Laptop but that is in the saving mode as I wish to
experiment with SSTV and PSK-31 from some of the places, some remote, that
we go or will go camping.

Hi Brian,
I have done some experimenting, mainly on 40m.
I find two problems.
One is I am using an older rig, 130s, which is not a frequency stable as
the
modern fully
synthesised ones, and the different aliases being used for hf and vhf.  It
would be better to be
consistent. My experiments involved UIView and the laptop working on vhf
and
hf at the same
time.  One set of aliases would not work on the others band.
Of course, modern cars have little room for hf rigs as well.
Cheers
Ron


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