[OZAPRS] New Digi for Mt Gambier

[Peter vk3tbn]

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:

>
> 
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>The digi operates on 144.900Mhz and has an effective coverage of radius
of
>approximately 50Km for mobiles.
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>VK5JFK-1 is linked to the RF network via VK3RPG-1. 
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>A path of RELAY,WIDE is all you need to get into the local IGate
(VK3JTM-5)
>from MT Gambier.
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>Happy trackin.
>
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>Cheers,
>
>Richard
>
>VK3JFK
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> 
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