[OZAPRS] VHF and HF APRS

[vk5ex.andrew]

Gday Richard,

I do it with an external switch mounted on the TT3. But I reckon with a 
little bit of ingenuity , the radio could possibly do the switching

cheers .. Andrew VK5EX


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Sawday" <rsawday at bigpond.com.au>
To: "Australian APRS Users" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] VHF and HF APRS


> Andrew,
>
> How do you switch to the other TT3 config? External switch? or pick up a
> control signal from the trusty IC706?
>
> Cheers,
> Richard VK5ZLR
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "vk5ex.andrew" <vk5ex.andrew at gmail.com>
> To: "Australian APRS Users" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 5:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] VHF and HF APRS
>
>
>> Hi Ian,
>>
>> congrats on the license.
>>
>> I would suggest leaving the VHF tracker at home !! .. Sounds to me like
> you
>> will be spending most of your traveling time away from major centers
> anyway,
>> therefore minimizing the time useful VHF tracking will occur. I use HF
> aprs
>> very successfully when traveling both out bush as well as metro areas. In
>> fact, in a lot of instances HF arprs is more reliable than metro VHF aprs
>> anyway. Now that we have an excellent network of HF gateways in 
>> Australia,
>> pretty well every inch of Australia at any time of day can almost
> guarantee
>> good HF tracking back to the APRS-IS. Use -15 as your SSID and run a
> beacon
>> rate of 10 minutes or so , and all should be ok. BTW I use a IC706Mk2G in
>> the 4wd with a bionics tinytrack 3. I have set the TT3 up with a dual
>> configuration , one of which is set for HF aprs and the other config is
> set
>> for VHF operation. So if I really feel the need I can just switch
> frequency
>> from 30m HF aprs to VHF aprs on the radio and flick to the second VHF
> config
>> on the TT3.
>>
>> Regards .. Andrew VK5EX
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ian Bennett" <ibennett at tpg.com.au>
>> To: "Australian APRS Users" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 11:36 AM
>> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] VHF and HF APRS
>>
>>
>> > Group,
>> > I had read this however I was seeking some additional guidance. 
>> > Probably
>> > best
>> > if I work a scenario.
>> > I have VK1IB-9 entered into my VHF tracker and VK1IB-15 in my HF one. I
>> > start
>> > on my trip.
>> > Those watching my progress will see two separate icons in the same
> place.
>> > Ugly, but no problem for the moment.
>> > As I progress, I eventually get out of range of any VHF repeaters.
> VK1IB-9
>> > stops. HF is still operational so VK1IB-15 continues to move. Now 
>> > anyone
>> > watching my progress sees two icons in different locations. This 
>> > outcome
>> > is
>> > not what I am looking for.
>> > I want people tracking my progress to see one icon only, updated with
>> > position reports from the "best" source.
>> > From what I am reading, I should be leaving my VHF APRS gear at home
>> > right??
>> >
>> > Ian
>> >> /ozaprs
>>
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