[OZAPRS] What setting Arriss ?

Ray Wells vk2tv at exemail.com.au
Wed Mar 30 18:29:29 EST 2011


The invoice is in the mail for the electricity. We're doing it tough 
down here, hi.

Ray vk2tv

On 30/03/11 18:21, Jack Chomley wrote:
> 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
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> 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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