[OZAPRS] APRS news from Alice Springs

[av08or]

Hi Geoff,

Good to hear from you and that you are getting setup in Alice. I notice that Pete appears to have a Irlp/echo link setup there, is it on a local repeater? Might try and give you guys a call on it, what's a good time?

Regards

Kev

VK2KEV

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On 18/01/2011, at 11:39 PM, Geoff Gatward <geoff-lists at gatwards.org> wrote:

> Well, I've ALMOST finished setting up things here after my relocation...
> New shack workstation, new Media PC etc etc, coming back on air slowly.
> There isn't an awful lot of Amateur activity here, the two local voice
> repeaters regularly ID, but that's about the limit of activity, or so it
> seems :)
> 
> I have met up with several local hams here, and there seems to be a
> great interest in APRS locally - especially from the ASARC club
> president. Plans are already underway to establish a digipeater up on
> West Gap (co-sited with the 2/70 repeaters), and an IGate more than
> likely to be co-hosted on the local IRLP node.  
> 
> Yes - there is also interest in establishing a 30m HF Gate here as well
> (possibly even 40m if I can swing them that way).
> 
> I may bring up a temporary IGate from home to get the ball rolling and
> introduce some activity, but it will only be TEMPORARY ;-)
> 
> In the meantime I've had success on the short drive to/from work this
> week via ISS - look for a handful of posits from VK8GG-6
> 
> I've created some maps of the Alice area using Radiomobile and will
> upload these to www.aprs.net.au in the next few days (along with the
> other maps I've created the same way for VK2 that never made it to the
> site)
> 
> 73, de Geoff  
> VK8GG/VK2XJG
> 
> 
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