[OZAPRS] 6M APRS

[Jack Chomley]

I guess it may be a bit hard finding a singe band 6 metre radio? 
Using an expensive multiband unit would blow the budget. I would put 
up something IF I could find a radio, have plenty of TNCs :-)

73s

Jack VK4JRC


At 05:21 PM 8/02/2008, you wrote:
>I had 6m FM (52.525, and later repeaters as well) in the mobile for 
>20 years and the car was used every day of the week. I wouldn't have 
>notched up 50 contacts in 20 years. There was a hive of activity in 
>the early days of 6m FM (around 1970?) but it dropped off fairly 
>quickly. I ran the Sydney 6m AM net frequency of 53.866 mobile for a 
>number of years prior to that net dying - not long after 6m FM became
popular.
>
>I used a 2m 5/8 whip with a diplexer to handle both bands on the 
>same antenna - it worked as a slightly base-loaded 1/4 wave at 6m. 
>6m usually had more "legs" than 2m but it was knocked on the head 
>more quickly by man made noise.
>
>Essentially it will cost me nothing to install a 6m APRS frequency 
>but I'd like it to hear something occasionally :-)
>
>Ray vk2tv
>
>Dion Bramich wrote:
>
>>Id use it over 2m anyday mobile.
>>
>>On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:50:05 +1100, Richard Hoskin <vk3jfk at amsat.org>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Gday,
>>>
>>>53.100Mhz is in use in VK3 as a packet frequency. I know of at least 2
>>>packet digipeaters here in VK3 that get some use.
>>>
>>>If you want a six meter allocated frequency for APRS I can take it to
the
>>>WIA NTAC/FTAC.... I've just been cajoled onto being a member of the
>>>National
>>>Technical Advisory Committee for APRS and D-Star.
>>>
>>>You will need to think about how much use 6mtr APRS will get first.
>>>
>>>Cheers
>>>Richard
>>>VK3JFK
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au [mailto:ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au]
On
>>>>Behalf Of Scott & Clare Evans
>>>>Sent: Sunday, 3 February 2008 9:31 AM
>>>>To: 'VK / ZL APRS Users'
>>>>Subject: RE: [OZAPRS] 6M APRS
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>In the outdated WIA list for packet radio 53.100 gets a mention for
>>>>packet
>>>>use maybe that could be a starting point!
>>>>
>>>>I was thinking of something similar here however no locals showed any
>>>>signs
>>>>of interest so I didn't go any further with it!
>>>>
>>>>73 de VK7HSE Scott Evans
>>>>
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