[OZAPRS] New Kantronic KP3 and GPS arrived

[Geoff]

And we have a confirmed starter for a digipeater covering Newcastle.

I'll send out an update as to the current VK2 status in the next few days,
after I've caught up with everything following a very inconvenient PC
rebuild due to some new as-yet unclassified MSN virus......

In the simplest form, we are making SIGNIFICANT progress on establishing
several more digipeaters around VK2 :-)

Geoff
VK2XJG

-----Original Message-----
From: ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au [mailto:ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au] On
Behalf Of Ray Wells
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 9:34 AM
To: VK / ZL APRS Users
Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] New Kantronic KP3 and GPS arrived

I'm unaware of any RF stations around Newcastle but that doesn't mean 
they don't exist. There are numerous WX stations in that area with 
callsigns attached. Alan, VK2CZZ is an ex-BBS operator so he may have RF 
as well.

The Central Coast 2m voice repeater used to be accessible from 
Bulahdelah so it's possible (probable?) that you heard the APRS digi at 
the same site.

There's very little APRS activity on the north coast. I'm in Kempsey and 
I'm the northern most APRS station in NSW with a callsign attached.

I've been in discussions with Garry VK2UNI at Wingham and he is 
considering an APRS digi on a site he has between Wingham (Taree) and 
Gloucester. That will be a start to some APRS coverage down that way and 
it will compliment VK2RMC-1 near Kempsey (which is still on dummy load 
awaiting a piece of paper!). We've discussed other options for up this
way.

Ray vk2tv

Shaun Pitcher wrote:

>Thanks.  I drove from Nabiac to Sydney last weekend and started hearing 
>Packets at Bulladeala (spelling is probably wrong).   I could also hear a

>digi of the first packet, so something is operating up there. 
>
>Next time I go up I should have the tracker operating in the car.  I will

>set it to 2-2 before I go, and look at the log upon my return.
>
>Regards, 
>Shaun Pitcher   
>spitcher at energy.com.au 
>
>
>  
>

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