[OZAPRS] Melbourne APRS Repeater

[Tony King]

Hi Peter,
Yes only to pleased to help and talk.  At the moment I am only igating 
from around 8am to 11pm each day but I could leave it on longer if that 
helps.  I seem to have reasonable coverage for the eastern suburbs but 
am blocked to the east from my qth by high ground. This rules out 
Healesville Warburton and the majority of the Yarra Valley. In general I 
seem to be covering a 180 degree area  based on my place of about 50km 
radius but go much further when the other stations are higher and I then 
include some spots out towards Ballan and to the north west. With the 
RYV digi because it can reach me from Briartys Hill then the circle 
would be 360 degrees from my place and include Healesville Warburton the 
Yarra Valley and much of the ranges country out that way. There would 
also be extended coverage well down the bay and into other valleys 
around Preston and places like that which I am a bit low to reach.
This is based on the coverage of the RYV voice repeater which  is at the 
same site.

The RYV-1 digi has been a project for some time sponsored by the Yarra 
Valley Amateur Radio Group. The radio/tnc  bit is all ready to go but 
before we can put it in service we have to solve a 2m desensing problem 
on Briartys Hill which is it's intended destination.
All we need is a cavity but other than building one they seem to be a 
bit in short supply.

I can chat to the committee and I am sure we can arrange to have the 
digi lent to you for a while for use on Mt Dandenong if that will help. 
I can easily re program the prom to reflect whatever routes and 
callsigns you would like. It's only and 828 and MFJ TNC.

                                                                                             Regards Tony VK3API

 From Briartys Hill On 18/03/2011 9:52 AM, Pete wrote:
> Tony,
>
> Hi yes both Mt Dandanong and Mt macedon are down at the moment. I was asked to provide the igate for Melbourne since 3sd has finished doing it for the last 10 years or so.
>
> Would like to catch up with you and discuss how we can service the greater Melbourne area.
>
> Am working with Richard 3jfk to get the digi's repaired, but this may take awhile.
>
>
>
> Regards
> Peter
> VK3TBN
>
> On 18/03/2011, at 9:07, Tony King<vk3api at people.net.au>  wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>> Is there still an APRS repeater for 145.175MHz  on Mt Dandenong?   I seem to be gating a lot of traffic to the internet from all over the Eastern and  S.E. suburbs most of which is direct and not through the repeater as it used to go. I noticed similar activity in relation to the other Igates closer in to Melbourne.
>>
>> Incidentally the VK3RYV-1 digi is still lying about where it is. At the moment it is running on a dummy load on my work bench and is getting gated onto the inet via VK3API which is running on air about 1 meter away. We are still short a cavity to install RYV at its final location. I have just been giving it a soak test for a week or so and it will then go off again until we can organise a cavity.
>>                                                                                                Regards Tony VK3API
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