[OZAPRS] VK4VP-15 Query 1.30pm Saturdayextremelyfrequentbeacons?

Andrew McDade amcdade at iprimus.com.au
Tue Apr 10 18:52:43 EST 2007


Gday again Gorden,

Have a bit of a look here .... http://vk3.aprs.net.au/tt_settings.htm

regards .. Andrew ... VK5EX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gordon Taylor" <gordon.t at internode.on.net>
To: "'VK / ZL APRS Users'" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] VK4VP-15 Query 1.30pm Saturday 
extremelyfrequentbeacons?


> Gee guys, talk about me when I am way.....
>
>
> Yes a TT3, but not default settings, 30 degree turn before it will
beacon 
> on
> HF.
>
> The reason for the large number of beacons around 1:30pm where many many
> hairpin bends on a section of road in Goulburn River National Park near
> Muswellbrook.  If you think it is beaconing too much I can reduce it a
bit
> by increasing the turn angle of even turning off smart beaconing on HF.
>
> Will be traveling down to Wollongong from Lithgow on Saturday 14/4 then
up
> the east coast to the Sunshine Coast (home).
>
> Plus a bit of driving around in the blue mountains and out to Hill End 
> etc.
>
>
> Regards  Gordon VK4VP-15
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au [mailto:ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au] On
> Behalf Of Andrew McDade
> Sent: Saturday, 7 April 2007 2:16 PM
> To: VK / ZL APRS Users
> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] VK4VP-15 Query 1.30pm Saturday extremely
> frequentbeacons?
>
> Gday Brian,
>
> Looks like a TT3 running with smart beaconing enabled with default 
> settings
> .. Im getting posits from him every 10 to 20 seconds or so .. Way too
many
> for HF .. Have you tried giving him a call on HF .. maybe he's listening

> on
> 30m as well ?
> Great track of him though !! ..
>
> cul & Happy Easter .. Andrew .. VK5EX
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian Beamish" <bbeamish at bigpond.net.au>
> To: "OZAPRS" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 1:18 PM
> Subject: [OZAPRS] VK4VP-15 Query 1.30pm Saturday extremely frequent 
> beacons?
>
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Around 1.30pm Saturday
>>
>> I guess being mobile VK4VP-15 is unable to answer as to why is he
>> beaconing
>> so frequently he would appear to have the HF band tied up at present
with
>> beacons every few seconds almost right on top of each other at times?
>>
>> I think he is hilly country possibly in 4x4 mode in or near a national
>> park
>> and may have his tracker setup to beacon on each and every change of
>> direction?
>>
>> Sure has the frequency busy very often with no gaps between beacons not
>> much
>> room for anyone else.
>>
>> 73 Brian VK4BBS
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