[OZAPRS] APRS news from Alice Springs

[Geoff Gatward]

G'day Kev,

Yep - Node 6000 is still going strong here, although it's been on
147.000 simplex since Pete got here.  Part of the plan is a new 2m
repeater and that will see IRLP finally being repeated.  The good thing
is that through most of the town it has good coverage on simplex anyway.

We also have a second IRLP node on 436.000 simplex, and it seems we're
about to get a third ;-)

I've got the radio on in the shack most of the time I'm in there,
usually in the evenings.

Cheers,
Geoff


On Wed, 2011-01-19 at 08:12 +1100, av08or wrote:
> 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
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> 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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