[OZAPRS] APRS news from Alice Springs

[Ron Perry]

Geoff,
There is a KAM Plus that is available for the 30m IGate.  It currently
is with Michael VK5ZEA in Port Lincoln. We were going to match it up
with a radio for Alice, but the HF rig he had died. I'd be very happy to
contribute to the Alice Springs group.  (Say g'day to Peter for me)
Regards,
Ron
vk3ecv
On Tue, 2011-01-18 at 22:09 +0930, Geoff Gatward 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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