[OZAPRS] Possible fill in digi in the Hawkesbury

[Richard Murnane]

On 30/05/2012, at 2:47 PM, av08or wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Just put a new radio in the car and been running aprs mobile a bit  
> more regularly. I have noticed that in my local area beacons from  
> the car only make it to the web only when I'm at high points and get  
> a path to Sydney or down south. I would like to set up a fill in  
> digi at home which is at Yarramundi and about 80m elevation, I have  
> a good reception over the local Hawkesbury  valley.
>
> Would this be ok or would it causes problems with the sydney network?
>
> Regards
>
> Kev VK2KEV


Hi Kev,

I think a fill-in would be a worthwhile addition to the network - go  
for it! I doubt that the extra traffic from operators in the area  
would cause congestion on the net.

In October each year, WICEN sets up a temporary digi at Wisemans Ferry  
for the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic (HCC) event, because of the poor  
coverage in the area. This event, by the way, operates mainly *off*  
the main APRS channel because high event traffic would cause headaches  
for non-WICEN APRS users.

I've forwarded your message to the WICEN HCC list for any comments.

73 Richard VK2SKY