[OZAPRS] What setting Arriss ?

[Jack Chomley]

This afternoon, while driving to town, I took the VX-8GR and gave it a shot, from inside my car, while mobile, using its rubber duck antenna. Held it up to the windscreen and manually set off the beacon a few times.
Worked fine via VK4TEC anf VK2TV. 

http://aprs.fi/?call=VK4JRC-7


73, Jack VK4JRC-7

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On 30/03/2011, at 15:16, Gary Stern <vk2zbb at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> 
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