[OZAPRS] APRS news from Alice Springs

Scott Evans scott at vk7hse.hobby-site.org
Thu Jan 20 01:34:34 EST 2011


436.000 right smack bang in the middle of the sat. section! O_o

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Geoff Gatward <geoff-lists at gatwards.org> wrote:

>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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