[OZAPRS] Only one VK APRS gateway operational at present.

[Robert Thirkettle]

Hi All
	This sounds like a Good idea as the skip distance for 10 MHz is
about 1000Km during the daytime. This distance will also change with the
sunspot cycle as well. HF Gateways need to be flexible in location and
frequency as well to cope with changing band conditions. 

Regards Rob Thirkettle ZL3RX          
Dept  Physics & Astronomy
University of Canterbury     
Private Bag 4800,         
Christchurch 8020,
New Zealand
Tel: +64 3 364 2510
Fax: +64 3 364 2469
mailto:rob.thirkettle at canterbury.ac.nz



-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Perry [mailto:ronk at sunlinux.com.au] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 9:28 AM
To: OZ-APRS
Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] Only one VK APRS gateway operational at present.

Hi,

On Mon, 2004-07-05 at 17:31, Brian Beamish wrote:
> HI
> 
> Just in case you are wondering why you are perhaps not being gated on
HF at
> present it would appear that VK4DMI-4 currently is the only
operational HF
> Gateway.
> 
> VK3MY-4 will be heard digipeating and beaconing but for the past month
has
> not been gating at all, Richard is trying to resolve this problem
> 
> VK3WRM-4 Gateway has temporally been off HF APRS taking part in the
> International Balloon trials near his home town but I do see him back
there
> just at the very moment  as I am entering this email, great to see him
back
> that is for sure and to stay I hope?

Yes back again, but for how long?  :-)

> 
> Be great if we can get a couple of other HF operational say one in
VK5, VK6,
> and northern VK4 or VK8.
> 

Actually, I've been given some thought to where would be the ideal place
for a HF Igate. I believe it would be Alice Springs. The results of the
tracking of Andrew VK5EX through the centre would seem to support this.
A HF station in AS would be able to cover all of the coastal areas of
Australia most days.

Regards,
Ron
vk3ecv/vk3wrm

> Thanks to those ZL stations who have been gating some VK for us, pity
though
> we can see the ZLs gating on the net but never hear then actually
operating
> on HF.
> 
> B C N U
> Brian VK4BBS
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> 

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