[OZAPRS] 40m good but wierd

[David and Justine Olsen]

Ray


Then I was wrong and now you have corrected me :-)

I thought we were using a frequency used elsewhere in the world, that  
is all.


David


On 4 Apr 2009, at 12:11, Ray Wells wrote:

> David,
>
> I don't understand your question. If you're referring to aprs, I'm  
> not sure that it's internationally agreed. 7036.5 falls in the  
> narrow mode segment of the band in Region 1. Region 3 has a  
> different band plan and I've not checked Region 2 for a while so  
> can't recall what it told me.
>
> But how does that affect me, not running aprs on 40m?
>
> Ray vk2tv
>
> Ray vk2tv
>
> David and Justine Olsen wrote:
>> Ray
>>
>> Please correct me if I am wrong, but aren't we all currently on  
>> (or some of us very near) the internationally agreed 40m freq?
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4 Apr 2009, at 06:53, Ray Wells wrote:
>>
>>> Philip,
>>>
>>> VK2TV (Kempsey), VK2AAB (Sydney) and VK2SLM (Casino) have been  
>>> forwarding on 40m for up to 8 years. We used to be marginally  
>>> lower in frequency than we are now. See two paragraphs down. The  
>>> frequency had originally been occupied for many years by ex-OTC  
>>> personnel and they invited me there. They have since moved  
>>> elsewhere.
>>>
>>> My dial reading is 7035.33 (USB) which places my tones at  
>>> 7037.355 and 7037.555 (calculated, not measured). I use a Baycom  
>>> USCC> 4 card on 40m and it uses the 2025/2225 tone pair. The  
>>> radio is the TS430 (for now) and is, in combination with the half- 
>>> power plug being fitted and not being driven to the hilt (no  
>>> ALC), producing 40W.
>>>
>>> You may recall a previous posting when I mentioned I had moved  
>>> the crystal in the Tracker Lynx (the radio that just died!) as  
>>> high in frequency as it would go to move away from vk4 stations  
>>> trying to work weak PSK signals from Europe in the Region 1  
>>> narrow-band segment of the band. I also offered to move closer to  
>>> 7.040 if such a move was deemed necessary. Such a move would  
>>> indeed be easier right now with the TS430 in service on 40m.
>>>
>>> I need the feelings of those operating 40m aprs and, I need to  
>>> consult my forwarding partners and users, if a move is considered  
>>> in the interest of aprs operations.
>>>
>>> Ray vk2tv
>>>
>>> Phillip wrote:
>>>> Hi Tony and All,
>>>>
>>>>                            Yes  40 mtrs is alive but again many  
>>>> touch on the
>>>> few Hz High / Low issue and we need a rock solid known
>>>> net station to over come this .
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I had bleed over last night from Ray VK2TV / VK2AAB and another  
>>>> from 7034
>>>> USB doing packet forwarding I put this down to
>>>> some weird condx it lasted about 6 minutes I chased them and wow  
>>>> great copy.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 73 Phillip
>>>>
>>>> ZL2TZE
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -------Original Message-------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: Tony Hunt
>>>>
>>>> Date: 04/03/09 22:28:40
>>>>
>>>> To: OZ-APRS Mial-list
>>>>
>>>> Subject: [OZAPRS] 40m good but wierd
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Well in about the last 24 hours 40m seems to have proved good.  
>>>> As opposed to
>>>>
>>>> about 5-6 days on 20m this last week. 40m seems better now than  
>>>> it was this
>>>>
>>>> time last week. This is possible becuase my noise levels seem to  
>>>> have
>>>>
>>>> dropped also.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Within a couple of hours I heard about 4 stations regularly last  
>>>> night. Ive
>>>>
>>>> also noticed some RTTY spot on our channel . Maybee some of you  
>>>> are playing
>>>>
>>>> sound cards with RTTY as well.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> So far Ive heard on AX25 APRS in no particular order
>>>>
>>>> VK2KCM-4
>>>>
>>>> VK7HSE-2
>>>>
>>>> VK5EX-4
>>>>
>>>> VK2XGJ-15
>>>>
>>>> ZL3RX
>>>>
>>>> VK3JFK-5
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Interestingly nothing from VK4 and I notice that they are  
>>>> hearing stuff that
>>>>
>>>> Ive never seen yet also like VK2SLM possibly because hes 400 Hz  
>>>> High by the
>>>>
>>>> looks. Its almost like we are on different frequencies or  
>>>> planets to the
>>>>
>>>> VK4s etc ..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> But alas we must be on the same frequencies because your seeing  
>>>> the same
>>>>
>>>> stuff I am seeing from VK2 and ZL arent you ?? Its wierd because  
>>>> I am seeing
>>>>
>>>> ZL3RX but VK4JRC was seeing ZL3RX-4 .. Yet VK4JRC is seing me ..  
>>>> Odd stuff.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Tony Hunt  VK5AH
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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