[OZAPRS] Melbourne APRS Digipeater Status

[Richard Hoskin]

Hi,

 

We have finally been able to access the Mt Dandenong site and repair the
VK3RMD-1 digipeater.

 

VK3RMD-1 provides good APRS coverage around most of Melbourne and parts of
Geelong.

 

Thank you to the operators who have set there stations up as fill-in digis
while VK3RMD was off-air. Excluding VK3JPA-1 and VK3GY-1 you can now turn
your fill-in digipeaters off.

VK3JPA-1 and VK3GY-1 provide good fill-in coverage for areas that are not
covered by VK3RMD-1 or VK3RGI-1 and it would be great to see them continue
as fill-in digipeaters on a permanent basis.

 

Any IGates that have been used to fill in the lack of out of area data /
messages must now be turned off or set to receive only and not produce
traffic other than their own beacon. If they are left running they will
flood the RF network reducing access for others. The official RX Only IGate
for Melbourne is VK3TBN

 

As you may already know VK3CV-1 (Mt Macedon) was struck by lightning a few
months ago. The strike damaged all equipment at the site as well as mains
power to the site. Mains power has recently been restored to the site and a
new digipeater is currently being built. It's hoped that VK3CV-1 will be
back in operation in the near future. You may have noticed VK3CV-2 & VK3CV-3
on the map. These systems are currently running under test at my QTH. They
are not at the digi site.

 

Cheers

Richard

VK3JFK

 

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