[OZAPRS] VHF to HF Gateway for portable use ?

[Warren VK3BYD]

Hi Geoff,

I used a KAM Plus for HF and VHF aprs in the mobile.
Its a two "radio" port TNC and will do both at the same time, unlike the MFJ 
version.

One of them would do the job for you.

73
Warren.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoff" <geoff at gatwards.org>
To: "'Australian APRS Users'" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
Cc: <gunter at netlan.com.au>
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 11:25 AM
Subject: [OZAPRS] VHF to HF Gateway for portable use ?


> Folks,
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> A few of the blokes from the Blue Mountains ARC are planning a trip next
> year out to Cameron Corner (Corner of NSW, QLD and SA).
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> There are a couple of motorbikes in the convoy, and what they were looking
> at doing was to run APRS on the bikes (VHF) and relay their position via a
> mobile VHF to HF gateway in one of the support 4x4 vehicles.
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>
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> Does anyone know of an easy way to achieve a compact gateway?   The only
> thing I can think of at the moment is to back-to-back two TNC's, or have a
> laptop in the vehicle running an APRS client app that supports gatewaying.
> Of course the bike posits would be sent at HF rates whilst this gateway
> operation was being conducted..
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> Interested in any ideas I can pass back to the guys..
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> Cheers,
>
> Geoff   VK2XJG
>
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