[OZAPRS] Ballina area pretty dead for APRS

[Dave]

All,

Sorry Ray, Dave VK2XPX, used to run a gateway at Newcastle Uni (VK2RAP), 
back in JNOS days. Working with vk2eo, we tried 6m BBS forwarding to you 
(I think).

I have two PACcomm tncs back in Newcastle. I could get them to you (or 
further up the coast, if there's someone working on something else 
there). We expect to drive back to Newcastle for a while and then back 
up the coast at least as far as Wooli over the the Christmas period. Not 
sure about 828's because I did 'clean up' a bit ;-).

Dave
VK2XPX back in Cairns


On 8/11/2010 11:09 AM, Ray Wells wrote:
> Dave/All,
>
> First a question, just which Novocastrian Dave am I talking to? I know 
> it's not David Russell because he's SK.
>
> A wish list? My supply of A band FM828's is dwindling. TNC2 compatible 
> TNC's are always handy for UIDigi and power supplies never go astray - 
> you always need n+1 but the number on hand is always n-1.
>
> Since this morning I've done some plots at sites in Nambucca Heads 
> and, quite frankly, the additional coverage on the highway isn't worth 
> the trouble of making a phone call. I have re-plotted Mt Yarrahapinni 
> and it would serve as a large(ish) area digi, something I've long 
> known, having installed the first 2m voice repeater there yonks ago. A 
> voice repeater still operates from the site so some desense would be 
> unavoidable, but probably acceptable given the low level of activity. 
> I would need to talk with the voice repeater operators. I already have 
> authority to locate a translator there for the community radio station 
> so there's another "in" that I can follow up.
>
> Regarding the guy in Grafton, it's Bob, vk2yrg. He didn't answer his 
> phone this morning but I'll try again later to see if I can stir up 
> some interest.
>
> I see there is a digi, vk2jub-1, 16km north of Grafton that gets to 
> the IS via vk2rpl-3 and then vk4. If I remember correctly, the packet 
> digi operated by vk2yrg was on a hill to the south of Grafton so 
> there's probably a chance that site would also get in via vk2rpl-3. I 
> remember Greg vk2pyu accessing the Grafton site for mail forwarding so 
> there is some coverage down towards Coffs Harbour.
>
> Stay tuned for more.
>
> Ray vk2tv
>
>
> On 08/11/10 11:24, dave at hunterlink.net.au wrote: