[OZAPRS] Alpine Rally - APRS & RF conditions

[Dick]

Are you for real Richard ???

On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 13:53:06 +1100, Richard Hoskin <vk3jfk at amsat.org>  
wrote:

> Gday,
>
>
> This weekend WICEN Vic is running the Alpine rally in eastern Victoria.
>
>
> WICEN is using VK3REB-1 and VK3RGI-1 as digipeaters for APRS and scoring
> data.
>
>
> Due to RF conditions there is a lot of APRS traffic from VK7 and other  
> areas
> of VK3 being seen at the digipeaters. This has the effect of reducing
the
> available free air time for WICEN operators to use and is causing some
> problems for communications in the event.
>
>
> Here is an example of some of the data that is being received at the
> digipeaters.
>
>
> 1:Fm VK7YBI To APRS Via TAS2* <UI pid=F0 Len=54 >[11:47:51]
>
> ;TRAFFIC  *251159z4106.33S\14555.92E? 59 In 10 Minutes
>
>
>  1:Fm VK7HIL To APAGW Via VK7RAA,VK7RAC,WIDE2* <UI pid=F0 Len=19  
> >[11:48:08]
>
>> Will @ West Moonah
>
>
> 1:Fm VK3MHZ-12 To APT311 Via VK3CV-1,WIDE1,VK7RAA,WIDE2* <UI pid=F0  
> Len=15
>> [12:04:38]
>
>> TinyTrak3 v1.1
>
>
> 1:Fm VK3MHZ-12 To 37T8S8 Via VK3CV-1,WIDE1,VK7RVP,WIDE2* <UI pid=F0  
> Len=13
>> [12:05:22]
>
> `IYllSmk/"4V}
>
>
> 1:Fm VK7DC To APU25N Via VK7RAC <UI pid=F0 Len=44 >[12:05:54]
>
> }VK2INT-9>SSU2Y8,TCPIP,VK7DC*:`OX_mhk>/"4<}
>
>
> 1:Fm VK7DC To APU25N Via VK7RAC* <UI pid=F0 Len=44 >[12:08:31]
>
> }VK2INT-9>SSU2X2,TCPIP,VK7DC*:`NV]mAV>/"4)}
>
>
>  1:Fm VK7HRM-9 To T1P6T5 Via VK7RAC*,WIDE2-2 <UI pid=F0 Len=13  
> >[12:08:32]
>
> `IJ)l"+R/"6K}
>
>
> 1:Fm VK7HIL To APAGW Via VK7RAA*,WIDE2-1 <UI pid=F0 Len=19 >[12:08:03]
>
>> Will @ West Moonah
>
>
>  1:Fm VK7HIL-2 To APAGW Via VK7RAA*,WIDE2-1 <UI pid=F0 Len=75
>[12:08:04]
>
> @251222z4251.35S/14716.65E_099/006g006t067r000P000p000h44b10218 West  
> Moonah
>
>
>  1:Fm VK7HRM-9 To T1P6T5 Via VK7DC*,WIDE2-2 <UI pid=F0 Len=13
>[12:08:35]
>
> `IJ)l"+R/"6K}
>
>
> 1:Fm VK7YBI To APRS Via TAS2* <UI pid=F0 Len=54 >[12:15:48]
>
> ;TRAFFIC  *251227z4106.33S\14555.92E? 66 In 10 Minutes
>
>
> 1:Fm VK7YBI To APRS Via TAS2* <UI pid=F0 Len=54 >[12:17:44]
>
> ;TRAFFIC  *251229z4106.33S\14555.92E? 82 In 10 Minutes
>
>
>  1:Fm VK7YBI To APRS Via TAS2* <UI pid=F0 Len=54 >[12:17:46]
>
> ;TRAFFIC  *251229z4106.33S\14555.92E? 82 In 10 Minutes
>
>
>
> No one can easily predict conditions or their effects and it is not the
> fault of the operator that his/her data is travelling further than what
> would normally be expected.
>
>
> This is however a good example and lessoned that there are no state
> boundaries to RF APRS and that we need to work together and cooperate  
> with
> each other on common standards and  coordination with APRS.
>
>
> To this extent we should have communicated before this WICEN event with

> VK7
> and requested that they reduce their APRS traffic levels while the event

> is
> on.
>
>
> I have stopped all VK3 IGate traffic for the event duration and turned  
> off
> VK3RGI-1 as the event is not using it today.
>
>
> I'm asking APRS stations in VK3 and northern VK7 to reduce their APRS RF
> transmissions if the are not using the APRS network for a specific  
> purpose
> until the WICEN in VK3 finishes at the end of today.
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Richard
>
> VK3JFK
>
>
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