[OZAPRS] HF Gateways

[VK2KFJ]

Hi Jamie,

you just wouldn't bother with 80m,

however, you on the right track at looking at cheap dedicated xcvr,
I have been thinking about it myself, 

so what you could do is take the 80m xcvr and modify/adapt it to work on 40m.

Any radio can be made to work anywhere, its just a matter of how much time, money & effort you want to put into it.

cheers,

Steve VK2KFJ, Sydney Australia. http://www.qsl.net/vk2kfj/


--- On Tue, 23/6/09, Jamie Campbell - VK2YCJ <vk2ycj at bravo.net.au> wrote:

> From: Jamie Campbell - VK2YCJ <vk2ycj at bravo.net.au>
> Subject: [OZAPRS] HF Gateways
> To: Ozaprs at aprs.net.au
> Received: Tuesday, 23 June, 2009, 6:21 PM
> Gudday,
> 
> If one was going to build a dedicated box (rx/tx) and
> antenna system for the car for APRS, what would be the most
> appropriate HF band to use ?   40m, 30m, 20m
> ?
> 
> Does anyone ever use 80m for APRS ?   Why
> not ?
> 
> 
> The boys at the Mid North Coast Amateur Radio Club ( http://www.mncarg.org ) have recently bought some kits
> for a small 80m 5W SSB Tranceiver.  It's a very neat
> little kit and costs about $150.  At that price and
> size it would be ideal for a standalone APRS box, but I am
> not sure if the kit is available for other bands.
> 
> Any comments or suggestions appreciated.
> 
> 
> Thanks ...
> 
> Jamie Campbell
> vk2ycj at bravo.net.au
> 
> 
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> 
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