[OZAPRS] HF Gateways

[Craig Turner]

I've also been thinking about HF APRS,

I've noticed that there are some relatively cheap SDR receivers around, 
and I wonder if they would be sufficient to use as iGates.

Also the slightly more expensive SDR transcievers could be used for 
mobile ops. I've got a small netbook that I would use to run the SDR, 
and it could run xastir etc whilst mobile (running off an inverter).

Craig
VK3LCT

Phillip wrote:
> 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
> 
> 
> 
> 
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>       -------Original Message-------
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> From: Jamie Campbell - VK2YCJ
> 
> Date: 06/25/09 12:49:58
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> To: Australian APRS Users
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> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] HF Gateways
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>  
> 
> Steve,
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>  
> 
> Thanks for the reply.
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>  
> 
> Would you not bother with 80m because of the noise (mainly at night) or the
> 
> relatively short range during the day ?
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>  
> 
> Okay, does that mean that 40m is the most popular at present ?
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>  
> 
> 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.
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>  
> 
> With a few dozen $150 boxes around the place we could have "armchair
> 
> coverage" across Australia, haha :)
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> Jamie Campbell
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> vk2ycj at bravo.net.au
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: "VK2KFJ" <vk2kfj at yahoo.com.au>
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> To: <Ozaprs at aprs.net.au>; "Australian APRS Users" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
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> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 10:28 AM
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> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] HF Gateways
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> 
>> 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/
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>> --- On Tue, 23/6/09, Jamie Campbell - VK2YCJ <vk2ycj at bravo.net.au> wrote:
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>>> 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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> 
> 
>>> 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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