[OZAPRS] Coffs Harbour DIGI

[David Hardy]

Thanks all. I was only running 5 W or so, and coverage was good on the way up to about Clybucca. Might have to check power output,  deviation etc to make sure it's all 100%

 
> Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 16:40:51 +1000
> From: vk2tv at exemail.com.au
> To: ozaprs at aprs.net.au
> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] Coffs Harbour DIGI
> 
> Just been looking at aprs.fi for 25th April and lots of traffic from 
> vk2boz-9 via vk2rdo-3.
> 
> http://aprs.fi/?call=vk2boz-9&dt=1303689600&mt=roadmap&z=11&timerange=604800
> 
> Ray vk2tv
> 
> On 03/05/11 16:33, Ray Wells wrote:
> > I think I'd have noticed it missing from my map if it was off-air for
> > any length of time.
> >
> > This may not be the answer but, something to consider about Mt. Moombil
> > is that it doesn't get into parts of Coffs Harbour very well. For that
> > reason there is a television translator site at Bruxner Park, close to
> > the city.
> >
> > The voice repeater may be fine but aprs is digital and just one missing
> > bit (from flutter, e.g.) corrupts the entire packet. A digi will have
> > less usable coverage from a site than a voice service at that site.
> >
> > From what I've observed, vk2rdo-3 has very respectable coverage.
> >
> > It just dawned on me, I was watching vk2boz-9 mobile over the Easter
> > weekend and after he left the Macleay Valley and vk2rmc-1, aprs.fi
> > reported him via vk2rdo-3.
> >
> > Ray vk2tv
> >
> >
> >
> > On 03/05/11 16:08, Steve Sharp wrote:
> >> Maybe they took it off the air over Easter?
> >> It's certainly there now beaconing away every 30 mins or so.
> >> 73 Steve VK2POO
> >>
> >> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 3:32 PM, David Hardy <vk2nh at hotmail.com
> >> <mailto:vk2nh at hotmail.com>> wrote:
> >>
> >> That strange, I was there 21-26 april and not 1 packet. Plenty on
> >> the way up and back.
> >>
> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> From: sharpst at gmail.com <mailto:sharpst at gmail.com>
> >> Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 11:33:36 +1000
> >> To: ozaprs at aprs.net.au <mailto:ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
> >> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] Coffs Harbour DIGI
> >>
> >>
> >> As of 2 mins ago - yes.
> >> http://aprs.fi/info/a/VK2RDO-3
> >> I travelled up from Sydney on the 20th April and it relayed us from
> >> Bowraville up to Sandy Beach.
> >> Steve VK2POO
> >>
> >> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 11:27 AM, David Hardy <vk2nh at hotmail.com
> >> <mailto:vk2nh at hotmail.com>> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Is the rumored Ciffs digi still on air. I was up there over
> >> easter and the only posits I got in were via Summerland and
> >> Kempsey digis
> >>
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