[OZAPRS] HF Gateways

[VK2KFJ]

 yeh pretty much the noise & static crashes,   and its useless during daytime.
I remember some guys trying packet radio on 80m years ago and they gave up that it was easier to pick up the microphone to get a message through.

Steve VK2KFJ


--- On Thu, 25/6/09, Jamie Campbell - VK2YCJ <vk2ycj at bravo.net.au> wrote:

> From: Jamie Campbell - VK2YCJ <vk2ycj at bravo.net.au>
> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] HF Gateways
> To: "Australian APRS Users" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
> Received: Thursday, 25 June, 2009, 10:49 AM
> 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
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> 
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> 
> 
> ----- 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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