[OZAPRS] VK2 APRS 'New n-N Paradigm'

[Ray Wells]

Hi Mike,

Mayfield West would be where he is on my map.

I misread your earlier posting and thought you were a Novacastrian and, 
hence, would have local knowledge, my apology.

I know there are a couple of Weather stations around Newcastle - Alan, 
VK2CZZ is one of them.

Ray vk2tv


Mike Townsend wrote:

>Hello Ray,
>VK2ZEN has his beacon showing Mayfield West as the QTH. I believe he has
an 
>I-Gate running most of the time as when mine is offline the Sydney
traffic 
>appears to be then gated through him. I have also seen a couple of
mobiles 
>that look local to the Newcastle area from time to time. Just don't ask
me 
>for callsigns and I also can't help with any info regarding the Great
Lakes 
>RC.
>Mike.
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Ray Wells" <vk2tv at exemail.com.au>
>To: "VK / ZL APRS Users" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
>Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 6:37 AM
>Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] VK2 APRS 'New n-N Paradigm'
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>>Hello Mike,
>>
>>Is there APRS activity in Newcastle, apart from the weather stations?
>>
>>Do you know if Great Lakes RC could be interested in an APRS digi on
>>Cabbage Tree? That would fill a BIG piece of the highway.
>>
>>Ray vk2tv
>>
>>Mike Townsend wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Two I-gates Damien one at Campbelltown and another at Newcastle. Both
of
>>>these can hear VK2RAG direct. If not direct the traffic will make its
way 
>>>to
>>>Campbelltown via VK2JPJ-1 in Sydneys CBD. Could you message your call
and
>>>I'll check myself.
>>>
>>>Mike, VK2INT.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>From: "Damien Gardner Jnr" <rendrag at rendrag.net>
>>>To: "VK / ZL APRS Users" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
>>>Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 10:56 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] VK2 APRS 'New n-N Paradigm'
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au [mailto:ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au]
On
>>>>Behalf Of Ray Wells
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>>Don't expect too much in the way of APRS north of the Central Coast.
>>>>>I may stand corrected but I think VK2RAG at Somersby is the
>>>>>northern-most APRS digi at this time.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>Speaking of the Central coast, I just spent the last week in
Charmhaven
>>>>(~15km from wyong?).  Seems half my probs with APRS in the ute have
been
>>>>something going on with that damned fold-back-able antenna, as the D7
>>>>wasn't hearing a single APRS packet, until I shoved it on UHF, and put
>>>>the FT8100 into cross-band repeat mode..  All of a sudden I had lots
of
>>>>APRS :)  BUT, not a single packet of mine ended up on the 'net  - is
>>>>there no igate up there?  I was hearing my packets back fine (which
was
>>>>a bit of a tricky thing, with the 8100 realtime repeating VHF to UHF,
a
>>>>lot of packets had their starts chopped off before the 8100 keyed the
tx
>>>>up fully..), but they never appeared on findu, even after leaving it
>>>>running all night last night..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Even with the 8100 running its full 50W into the 4.5dB antenna, there
>>>>was basically no APRS activity whatsoever from about 60km south of
>>>>Sydney, until I came through Wodonga, then I had pretty much full
cover
>>>>till the usual blackspot through Seymour, which went until I hit the
>>>>Melbourne network..  (Although findu isn't showing that yet, I'm
>>>>guessing it's got a delay?)
>>>>
>>>>Cheers,
>>>>
>>>>Damien
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