[OZAPRS] VK3BDG-7 flight Great !!

[Michael Carey]

Hmm, that is very interesting... almost too interesting to be a 
coincidence.
It would be good to check out the terrain along that path.
Michael.
VK5ZEA

Ron Perry wrote:
> 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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