[OZAPRS] Re: Foundation calls gentle reminder

Garry VK2UNI vk2uni at bigpond.com
Tue Feb 17 16:52:32 EST 2009


Hi Ray,

We have similar issues here. The rain hasn't let up for days.
I believe our main bridge over the Manning here in Wingham has gone under.

Being in the lowest part of town, will crank my interest up a level, but I'm 
a long way off being in danger.

Cheers... Garry.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Wells" <vk2tv at exemail.com.au>
To: "Australian APRS Users" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] Re: Foundation calls gentle reminder


> Thanks, Garry.
>
> The flood peak has now exceeded minor flood and heading for moderate 
> flooding about 9.00pm tonight. More rain forecast for tomorrow. Computers 
> high and dry, I hope.
>
> Ray vk2tv
>
> Garry VK2UNI wrote:
>> Fellow Amateurs,
>>
>> This link might be of assistance
>>
>>
>> http://www.comlaw.gov.au/comlaw/Legislation/LegislativeInstrumentCompilation1.nsf/0/CC456ED0C4803869CA2573F4001B9F93?OpenDocument
>>
>>
>> Regards... Garry, VK2UNI
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Wells" <vk2tv at exemail.com.au>
>> To: <scott at vk7hse.hobby-site.org>
>> Cc: "Australian APRS Users" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 1:02 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] Re: Foundation calls gentle reminder
>>
>>
>>> I thought it had something to do with the callsign indicating they were 
>>> an amateur station and as such, they were operating outside the terms of 
>>> their licence. I've been searching the ACMA web site but my mind is on 
>>> an approaching flood for Kempsey, and whether I have to go into town to 
>>> the radio station's office to move computers and such to higher ground.
>>>
>>> We've gone from marginal drought last Friday to 17" rain in 6 days.
>>>
>>> Ray vk2tv
>>>
>>>
>>> Scott Evans wrote:
>>>> Yes they had! (but I can't remember the outcome!) It's already well 
>>>> known that a foundation class license is not permitted to use packet 
>>>> radio as a mode, but where I'm coming from, there is nothing stopping 
>>>> anybody (licensed or not) from connecting to an APRS-IS. Realistically 
>>>> though, only those interested in the APRS data would connect to them!
>>>>
>>>> It would be best if a foundation connecting to the APRS-IS that they 
>>>> use the validation of -1 to avoid being piped out else where!
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 2009-02-17 at 12:11 +1100, Ray Wells wrote:
>>>>> I thought the ACMA had already ruled on this some months ago, or was I 
>>>>> day dreaming?
>>>>>
>>>>> Ray vk2tv
>>>>>
>>>>
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