[OZAPRS] Fw: New Digi for Mt Gambier

[Ben Lindner]

>
> I am the owner VK5JFK-1 in Mt Gambier and Craig you are correct in your
>>explaination. Adelaide to Mt G is very poor due the Adelaide Hills 
>>blocking
> paths to Mt G. Also I started back when the national frequency was pie
in
> the sky and being only 32 Km from the Vic border I joined the VK3
network
> which I have an extremely good path path to. When VK3 changes I will 
> change
> and this has all ready been taken into account with the new digi. Hope 
> this
> explains
>
> Ben Lindner
> VK5JFK
>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Peter vk3tbn" <vk3tbn at yahoo.com>
>> To: "VK / ZL APRS Users" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 10:53 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] New Digi for Mt Gambier
>>
>>
>>> Craig,
>>>
>>>  Good question, and your quite correct. VK3 is on an a different
>>> frequency than the other states. This came about, as I understand it
by
>>> VK3 using an old Packet Digi service before a national freq was
agreed.
>>> Soon VK3 will cahnge to the new Freq, Richard VK3JFK will have to
change
>>> the freqs of all the digis in VK3.
>>>
>>>  Why would the VK5 Digi use the VK3 Freq? My guess is that as there is

>>> no
>>> APRS Digi backbone to Mt Gambier from Adelaide, it is easier for then
to
>>> turn their antenna east and link into VK3, which has a better coverage

>>> in
>>> that area and extends all the Area traffic to Mt Gambier, including
some
>>> of the Melbourne TFC.
>>>
>>>  Regards
>>>
>>>  Pete
>>>  VK3TBN
>>>
>>>
>>> Craig Turner <craig at craigturner.id.au> wrote:
>>>  Hi,
>>>
>>> Pardon my ignorance, I'm a newcomer to APRS, but how come this is on
>>> 144.900, rather than 145.175. I'd understood that 145.175 was the
>>> national 'standard' for APRS.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Craig
>>>
>>> Richard Hoskin (VK3JFK) wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>The digi operates on 144.900Mhz and has an effective coverage of
radius
>>>>of
>>>>approximately 50Km for mobiles.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>VK5JFK-1 is linked to the RF network via VK3RPG-1.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>A path of RELAY,WIDE is all you need to get into the local IGate
>>>>(VK3JTM-5)
>>>>from MT Gambier.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Happy trackin.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Cheers,
>>>>
>>>>Richard
>>>>
>>>>VK3JFK
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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