[OZAPRS] What setting Arriss ?

[Gary Stern]

Yesterday, (tuesday) whilst driving, I heard it go over 3 times. whilst 
on monday only once (around Emerald, Qld).

I suspect the stack co-linear antenna on the vehicle, whilst great for 
normal mobile, has an radiation angle which is too low for sat work.
When I get time I will arrange a standard 1/4 wave for the roof of the 
vehicle or try a thru glass unit I have.

I was actually listening on the 30M aprs frequency and was surprised at 
the amount of traffic breaking squelch, I intend to get a tt4 and hook 
it up for that (actually listening and plotting whats heard as well).

Gary



On 29/03/2011 3:29 PM, Pete wrote:
> Gary
>
> How many times did you hear it go over? Should have been a few times late in the afternoon into the evening. Probably not the best time to be on the road. As a rule of thumb, if you hear it it will pass over again on around 1 1/2 hours time, you get about 6 to8 passes a day, some are very low on the horizon, so you may not work for long and signals can be a bit scratchy. There are normally at
> Least 3 to 4 good passes a day..
>
> This again is rule of thumb, down load pass details for better estimates.
>
> Regards
> Peter
>
> On 29/03/2011, at 12:08, Gary Stern<vk2zbb at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> I heard the Sat whilst driving yesterday thru Emerald.
>>
>> But I dont appear on aprs.fi.
>>
>> I have Set
>>
>> Ariss, Sgate, Wide2-1
>>
>> is that correct ?
>> if so, I must have heard but not been heard.
>>
>> Gary
>> (just leaving Surat)
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