[OZAPRS] FT-107M and HF APRS

[Norm McMillan]

Ron Perry wrote:
> Hi Norm and others,
> I'm about to put my station on 7.036lsb. The stable FT-107 should run 
> there ok, and there are a couple of 40m mobiles about, so come and join
us.
> 
> VK3WRM-4 will be back on HF running on Xastir hopefully today.
> Regards,
> Ron
> vk3ecv/vk3wrm

VK2XCI-15 is now operational on a very experimental basis on 7.036Mhz 
lsb. Reports are solicited, esp re spectral quality! There is no need to 
be nice!!!

FT-107M running about 25 watts to a short vertical.
AGW packet engine with soundcard modem
UI-view16 V2.39
PII-300 Dell box.

FB Ron 3WRM and Richard 3JFK,
I see you both regularly on 7.036 and manage to decode most times. 
Haven't seen any mobiles but do see some packets which are off freq. for 
AGWPE. Also seeing/hearing someone with what sounds like "alternator 
whine" or a badly splattered signal

A number of things are glaringly obvious
1.. AGWPE/soundcard are too critical for HF operation! The soft modem is 
just too unforgiving.
2.. Ditto FT-107M. The frequency resolution is 100Hz, which is OK 'cause 
thats the freq. stability spec :(  .It's  *very* old technology with 
nary a PLL to be seen.

Just now see VK5AH and some-one tuning up!

I'll leave it on while-ever I'm in the shack... it requires my constant 
presence to keep it on frq.

-- 
Norm, VK2XCI,
Voice of The Edge of The Outback.
QF27wd
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