[OZAPRS] 6m APRS

Ray Wells vk2tv at exemail.com.au
Thu Aug 27 19:43:12 EST 2009


C'mon, I was pushing 30 when you were in the Youth Radio Scheme with 
Gordon Proctor. Now that's going back in time.

Age is only a number, until your knees remind you otherwise.

The CCARC never did get 6m packet going but I think there's some recent 
progress with their 6m voice repeater.

Ray vk2tv

Gerard Hill wrote:
> Ray Wells wrote:
>> Gerard,
>>
>> You have the advantage of youth :-)
>
> 30 years ago, I would have agreed with you :)
>
> > I said I was in a senior moment, but
>> I can't remember if I enjoyed it.
>
>> Somewhere in the back of my mind I have this thought that VK2DOT is 
>> doing something on or around 53.000 for conventional packet. Are you 
>> in contact with Rod?
>
> Yes - even on packet ;-) Not sure that he has 6m running still as only 
> one 70cm radio port is showing up on XRouter. VK2RAG was allocated 
> 53.000 - did it ever operate?
> I ran a 53.050 BBS/node port for some time but there was limited 
> interest. There was more interest in using 53.100 at that time.
>
>> Ray vk2tv
>
> Cheers ... Gerard
>
>>
>> Gerard Hill wrote:
>>> 50.2930 is in the beacons band 50.280 to 50.320.
>>> <http://www.wia.org.au/members/bandplans/data/documents/Australian%20Band%20Plans%20090724.pdf> 
>>>
>>>
>>> In the past there has been discussion of APRS on 53.100 MHz. Perhaps 
>>> there's a repeater in VK3 operating there. Last year you suggested 
>>> 53.000 MHz, Ray.
>>>
>>> Cheers ... Gerard
>>>
>>> David and Justine Olsen wrote:
>>>  
>>>> Dial 50.2930
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 27 Aug 2009, at 15:30, Ray Wells wrote:
>>>>
>>>>   
>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>
>>>>> There's considerable discussion on the TAPR APRS mailing list 
>>>>> about  6m APRS.
>>>>>
>>>>> I vaguely recall discussion on this locally in the recent past but my
>>>>> current senior moment has denied me more detail.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there a 6m APRS frequency in Oz? I'd be happy to establish such a
>>>>> port if I wasn't going to be a network of one station.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any thoughts on this?
>>>>>
>>>>> Ray vk2tv
>



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