[OZAPRS] Alice Springs & VK8 APRS

[Andrew Gilbett]

Hi David,

Thanks for that Info I will look closely at SPOT, as it is looks like
it would do the job perfectly.
I would still like peoples input on my other proposals even if I have
a SPOT as well, as I am still interested in the fun stuff as well!

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



2009/12/11 David and Justine Olsen <davejust at bigpond.net.au>:
> Andrew
>
> As much fun as this will be for you to get it to work, perhaps to
> meet your goal of allowing others to follow your progress, SPOT is
> the way to go
>
> David
>
> On 10 Dec 2009, at 23:06, Andrew Gilbett wrote:
>
>> 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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