[OZAPRS] Wanted: HT for APRS

[Nev Blyth]

Norm & all.

Yep, I have been wondering about that. The xcvr has a 'monitor' function
button, which holds open the squelch when pressed. Worst comes to worst, one
could rig the HT to be able to manually switch that.

In my limited experimentation so-far though, the squelch will open fast
enough to enable decodes of reasonably strong packets.  I am using AGWPE and
a PC sound card to do the decodes - feeding UI-View32 and/or Ozi/NetAPRS.
On the input to the HT, I am using a twin-lead 'slim jim' antenna & sma-bnc
adapter.

Will see if my isolating sound card interface screws everything up.......
;-)

Nev. B

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Nev. Blyth, VK1HNB
Canberra, ACT, Australia



2009/8/24 <vk3xci at aanet.com.au>

> "I've been there, done that, got the badge" with the little Qaunsheng. It
> has a fatal flaw. It has a sleep mode on receive which I haven't been able
> to  defeat. It means you miss the first bit of received packets which of
> course then don't decode.
>
> OK for a simple tracker if you're not sending posits back to the GPS. My
> own set up was Garmin 12 (oooold) GPS, OT1 "modem"  and said Quansheng HT.
>
> If any one has found a way to defeat the sleep mode I'd be more than happy
> to hear from you.
>
> Norm, VK3XCI
>
> > Andrew,
> >
> > I have purchased a cheap Quansheng 2m HT for APRS purposes (AU$119) - has
> > Kenwood standard external mic/speaker connections, for which I am
> > currently
> > building a PC sound card interface for. See www.hamshack.com.au.
> >
> > Sensitivity and selectivity at 145.175 seems excellent, and great little
> > SMA-BNC adapters for external antenna connection are available.
> >
> > Will post to the list how I get on.
> > ___________________
> > Nev. Blyth, VK1HNB
> > Canberra, ACT, Australia
> >
> >
> >
> > 2009/8/22 Andrew Rich (Home) <vk4tec at tech-software.net>
> >
> >> Hello
> >>
> >> I am lookign for a HT for the car to work with a opentracker kit.
> >>
> >> Can anyone recommend ?
> >>
> >> I see ebay has quite a few.
> >>
> >> Andrew's Comms ?
> >>
> >> Which ones has PTT on headphone socket ?
> >>
> >> Recent purchase ?
> >>
> >>
> >> ----------------------------------------------------------
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> >> Surveillance - RADAR ADS-B
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