[OZAPRS] APRS 101 guide for newbies & 2 hops vs 3 hops

[Nik Presser]

No worries Peter. 

Regarding this one here...
2011-02-02 11:43:28 UTC: VK3BA-9>S8P6W1,TCPIP*,qAS,vk7dc:`H/6l 'k/]"4c}NIK Email- 
Does that mean I've been heard by VK7DC (in Burnie) direct? Seems a bit odd to me, unless there's some nice 2m DX around tonight...

I've now got a reasonable handle on how the "pathing" works, but the one above is interesting. Also, I've seen some other VK3 beacons/packets go via VK3RPG then VK5REP then VK5ZEA (those last two are on the Eyre Peninsula) - amazing. Might be handy to use as DX indicators. 

Cheers,

Nik Presser
VK3BA
Geelong
http://www.qrz.com/callsign/VK3BA
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Pete 
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  Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 10:03 PM
  Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] APRS 101 guide for newbies & 2 hops vs 3 hops


  Nik


  Yep unfortunately vk3cv-2 is down that would be servicing your area, so it might be a bit quiet in gelong for the next few days till we can fix it. I have got the igate and digi working  but my qth is greensborough so I don't know if you will hear me. If you travel onto the city, you should hear me.





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  Peter Wicklein
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  On 02/02/2011, at 11:56, "Nik Presser" <nikp007 at bigpond.com> wrote:


    G'day Peter, 

    No worries. After getting my 710A up and running Fri night, there seemed to be a lot of activity and during Saturday also. It all went quiet Sunday but ok on Monday & Tuesday - I think. 

    Keep up the good work. 

    Cheers,

    Nik Presser
    VK3BA
    Geelong
    http://www.qrz.com/callsign/VK3BA
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Pete 
      To: Australian APRS Users 
      Cc: <ozaprs at aprs.net.au> 
      Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 1:45 PM
      Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] APRS 101 guide for newbies & 2 hops vs 3 hops


      Nik


      Hi should only be two hops to the nearest igate. Having said that Melbourne metro is without a digi and an igate at the moment, I am transferring my 70 cm igate on onto 2m tonight, it should be up later in the evening, Any reports would be appreciated. Look around 20:30, it should be up and testing then



      On 31/01/2011, at 19:01, "Nik Presser" <nikp007 at bigpond.com> wrote:


        G'day all on the list, 

        Just a couple more questions from a newbie...

        1. I see the default for WIDE1-1 WIDE2-1 on the TM-D710A is two hops. It looks like there was a bit of a network outage or similar yesterday in Western VK3 for a few hours so I've changed the radio to 3 hops. Does going to 3 hops put extra load on the network? Most of my travel will be in VK3 and VK5. 

        2. Does anyone have a link to something like an APRS 101 or APRS for Newbies at all? Either a VK or international version would probably do. 

        I'm using VK3BA-9

        Thanks.

        Cheers,

        Nik Presser
        VK3BA
        Geelong
        http://www.qrz.com/callsign/VK3BA
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