[OZAPRS] Alice Springs & VK8 APRS

[Andrew Gilbett]

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for the input, The closest that I shall be to HF backpacking
will be an Yaesu FT817ND. This poses the question, would 5 watts be
sufficient on 30m to get in on a nightly basis?
I briefly checked a map and it would appear that we would generally
only be about 10-20 km from the cars and as there are some mountains
around that we walk over.
Also what are peoples experiences using APRS via ISS & PACSAT as that
is another viable option and I would imagine that I could get away
with a handheld, on the good passes... comments?
I do intend to have a 30m APRS setup in the support vehicle anyway as
we shall be driving across the Simpson Desert on the way back.

I am still interested in comments and peoples experiences.

Thanks :-)
Andrew Gilbett
andrew.gilbett at gmail.com



2009/12/10 Terry Neumann <tfneumann at internode.on.net>:
> Joseph Burford wrote:
>
>>The issue here is that neither 30m or 40m are going to be practical
>>for someone walking/hiking. Not unless we go back to  WW2 style and do
>>back pack radios :-)
>>
>>2m handheld at a few watts with a largish whip is probably the best
>>you are going to want to take when hiking. As others have said a low
>>power setup like this will probably need to be heard by a good local
>>digi or temp digi in the support vehicle to be of much use. Obviously
>>the issue of not having a local iGate is something else to factor in.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>Joseph
>>
>
> G'day Joseph,
>
> It could well that this is exactly what they have in mind but I can't be
> sure ....
>
> HF backpacking is very big in USA - not aware that much is done here in VK.
>
> Have a look at:  http://hfpack.com/
>
> Nice to 'see' you again,
>
> 73
> Terry
> VK5ATN
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