[OZAPRS] VK3 70CM Igate back on the air

[Peter Wicklein]

Hi Team,

Just to let you know that the 70CM network is back on again. Sorry for the

system failure the last few days, the TNC went U/S. Richard has kindly
lent 
me one and we are back on the air.

Currently the IGATE/Kiosk/DX Cluster/Netactive Ui View system is runing on

an old 130mhz machine. It will soon be upgraded to something a little
faster 
in the following weeks.

The network carries a lot of traffic, both OZ wide APRS and direct DX 
cluster info.It is evident by looking at TRAFFIC-7, the counter on the 
network. I have seen it up around the 500 a fair few times during DX 
contests ... usually Sunday afternoons ( Saturday evening in the USA).

The idea of the 70CM network is somewhat different than the 2 Meter
network, 
in that is accented to getting the most out of the many features of the
D700 
and the D7.

In the new year I am looking to add Mini web pages to send out Satellite 
warnings, and other funtionality, based on the great work that Bob B has 
done with his APRSDOS.

I would be keen to hear from other users who might want to use this
network 
as their "Sand Pit" to try out new technologies / ideas/ new
functionality.

As Richard may have mentioned, a new Digi on the Mt Macedon site may
happen 
soon, which will improve coverage.

Try the system next time your mobile around Melbourne, you might be 
surprised at the results.

I welcome your feed back on this or any other matter ( except Pathing 
hahaha! ;-)

Yours in Radio

Pete

vk3tbn



>From: "Richard Hoskin" <vk3jfk at amsat.org>
>Reply-To: VK / ZL  APRS Users  <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
>To: "'VK / ZL APRS Users'" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
>Subject: [OZAPRS] VK3 APRS Network News Update......
>Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:54:16 +1100
>
>Gday,
>
>
>
>Murphy strikes!
>
>
>
>Last night the TNC on the APRS UHF IGate (VK3TBN-10) failed, reducing the
>UHF services.
>
>
>
>The TNC should be fixed or replaced by Sunday the 3rd of December and you
>will be able to use the expanded APRS UHF service from then.
>
>
>
>Cheers
>
>Richard
>
>VK3JFK
>
>
>
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