[OZAPRS] Mobile beaconing over Christmas break

[Ray Wells]

Hi Geoff,

I did some coverage plots for various digis in SEQ, and vk4rgo was 
included. If I do anther plot just on 4rgo, can I ftp it to you as per 
last time?

Also, if I can have a bit of data (coordinates, antenna height, and 
power) about vk2zen I'll do a plot for it as well. That offer holds for 
any of the digi sites, no2 just vk2zen.

If nothing else it would be nice to compare plots with in-field 
observations.

Ray vk2tv

Geoff wrote:

>Hi Everyone,
>
> 
>
>With the Christmas holiday period fast approaching, and our national APRS
>network maturing and providing more and more coverage, I'm wondering how
>many users out there will be mobile between states and into areas with
>little to no VHF APRS coverage..
>
> 
>
>We're interested to see what the ACTUAL coverage of some of the 'fringe'
>digipeaters is.   Some examples are
>
>a)       The Northern section of NSW - There is a digipeater on the Gold
>Coast (VK4RGO) that has coverage down towards Ballina,,,  how far does it
>actually extend??
>
> 
>
>b)       Coverage north of Newcastle - How far out towards Singleton and
>Forster does the new digipeater at Maitland cover ??
>
> 
>
>c)       Coverage down the South Coast - How far does VK2AMW-2 and VK2TVZ
>really cover ??
>
> 
>
>d)       Where are the real dead spots between Adelaide and the VK3
border ?
>
> 
>
>So if you are driving around over the Chrismas break, please DON'T turn
off
>your APRS beacons just because there may not be any digipeaters nearby..
>
>There are some active plots happening of the actual coverage so every
beacon
>sent in these fringe areas counts, and will help us plan future
digipeater
>sites
>
> 
>
>Regards,
>
>Geoff  VK2XJG
>
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