[OZAPRS] VK3BDG-7 flight Great !!

[Ron Perry]

The posits into 5REP on the leg up and back are in an almost straight
line. Interesting to know why?

On Fri, 2009-04-17 at 23:07 +0930, Tony Hunt wrote:
> Well this guys been a busy pilot.. Ive been examining his paths and track
> which is quite amazing.
> Looks like he left from down near Sale and has been up to Lake Eyre North
> (the south end) and has now turned around. Michael 5MW has just got a Igate
> going at Roxby Downs in this last week, so talk about fortunate. We got
> heaps of posits in through there.
> Some really amazing posits and propagation on there as well at times. Looks
> like hes on his way back now in the SA riverland.
> 
> >From what hes beaconing I think hes flying one of these Jabiru 2 seaters
> http://www.jabirupacific.com/specs/j230.htm
> He must love flying as it does not appear to fly fast or high. Must be a
> real adventure this one.
> His corner pegging works as you can see his navigational loops at times for
> approaches etc.
> 
> The posits that got my attention are a few on the approach north of Renmark
> where he was hitting VK3ECV-1 pretty consistantly before closing on the
> Renmark/Berri system.
> Also after Broken hill there where 4 posits just NW of Broken hill that went
> through 5REP-1 at Cowell and down to Pt Lincoln about 550km total using 3
> digs to get to an Igate. The first digi being about 400km away.
> Another freaky posit north of Yunta today via 5REP at Cowell again then down
> to Adelaide and into the Igate here.
> I wonder if some of this is Ducting or comercial Aircraft enhancment from
> above him as the posits come out of the blue for short periods and then
> stop. These posits could be on the track for the Sydney to Perth comercial
> routes.
> 
> A few similar posits around Yunta down to the Barossa 5BRC-1 before he hands
> over to the Riverland 5RLD-1.
> The tracking south of Broken hill into 2SRN almost joins up with 3ECV-1 well
> north of Pooncarie .
> 
> Its pretty interesting stuff. I dont know if this link will work without you
> being logged in to aprs.fi but try this and mess about with the zoom and
> pan. Click on the position tracks and you will see the path and position
> info for each posit.
> http://aprs.fi/?call=VK3BDG-7&mt=m&z=6&timerange=259200
> The map also shows the various digis involved in the trip at a glance.
> 
> I wonder where hes going tomorrow ?
> PS if he wants to try this again we have some digis possibly going in at Mt
> Arden near Pt Augusta/Quorn and also Near Pt Pirie which will fill up some
> gaps on this flight path.. This is in the near future we hope.
> 
> Tony  Hunt VK5AH
> 
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