[OZAPRS] HF Gateways

[Phillip]

Hi  Jamie,
                    40 is a bit sluggish at the moment ,but I have been
copying VK5, VK2, VK7s around 07.00 to about 11.00 in the
mornings here in NZ..

I haven't seen much else about not even on 30 / 20 but lets face it the sun
spots are not helping it appears that good DX can be had 
if you are scanning the bands for it but you must be johnny on the spot.

APRS is on a fixed freq so its either there or not  can't chase it :-(

Look for Codans they  work well and there is a heap of them out there and
plenty of info on them as well. 

73 Phillip
ZL2TZE


      -------Original Message-------
 
From: Jamie Campbell - VK2YCJ
Date: 06/25/09 12:49:58
To: Australian APRS Users
Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] HF Gateways
 
Steve,
 
Thanks for the reply.
 
Would you not bother with 80m because of the noise (mainly at night) or the
relatively short range during the day ?
 
Okay, does that mean that 40m is the most popular at present ?
 
40m isn't too crash hot now with the sunspot cycle the way it is, although
if there was an abundance of base stations the coverage could be extremely
good.
 
With a few dozen $150 boxes around the place we could have "armchair
coverage" across Australia, haha :)
 
 
 
Jamie Campbell
vk2ycj at bravo.net.au
 
 
You'll never reach your greatest potential if you walk
past the dishwasher without emptying it or leave your
costume on the bathroom floor.
 
(Nancy-Bird Walton, Australian Aviatrix, 1915-2009)
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From: "VK2KFJ" <vk2kfj at yahoo.com.au>
To: <Ozaprs at aprs.net.au>; "Australian APRS Users" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] HF Gateways
 
 
>
> 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
>>
>>
>> You'll never reach your greatest potential if you walk
>> past the dishwasher without emptying it or leave your
>> costume on the bathroom floor.
>>
>> (Nancy-Bird Walton, Australian Aviatrix, 1915-2009)
>>
>>
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