[OZAPRS] HF APRS

[Ian Bennett]

Howard,
	I used HF APRS on a trip over the Simpson Desert in July 2009 and it worked a 
treat. People watching our progress reckoned it was like watching via VHF; 
well nearly anyway.
	Posits were getting in consistently via VK4, VK2, VK5 and VK8. Even managed a 
few into ZL.
	I have a TT3 buried in a Wagner 1729 with a home made whip which is about 2m 
long. The Wagner is an ex-SES crystal controlled beastie that a mate coaxed 
to operate on 30m with the help of a HiQ crystal.
	Only time I use HF is when I'm out of VHF range which is generally when we go 
away. See here for photos of my setup:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2014987&id=1097597881&l=7a1630233a

Ian
VK1IAN


On Mon, 17 May 2010 15:27:39 Howard Small wrote:
> I can hear lots of traffic on 10.1476 and it is whetting my appetite for HF
> APRS - also VHF APRS is pretty useless up here (Kuranda and gulf country).
> I have done plenty on VHF with D700, D7, VX8R and FoxDelta digi but nothing
> on HF before.
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> I will need to connect to my HF rig via the audio in/out and was wondering
> what others are using in this configuration that works well?
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> Howard
> VK4BS