[OZAPRS] Digi question

[Ray Wells]

Been thinking that way but don't have one ... yet.

Ray vk2tv

On 21/02/14 09:41, Andrew Rich wrote:
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> *From:*ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au [mailto:ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au] 
> *On Behalf Of *Ray Wells
> *Sent:* Friday, 21 February 2014 9:22 AM
> *To:* ozaprs at aprs.net.au
> *Subject:* Re: [OZAPRS] Digi question
>
> Hi All,
>
> I've done some cut and paste on this and, thanks for the replies.
>
> I had already looked at digi footprints (where they exist) and came to 
> some conclusions about coverage, but there's nothing like first-hand 
> accounts.
>
>
>
> 1.
> G'day Ray, there's nil coverage from Mt Gambier until about 20km west 
> of Hamilton by which time you should be able to go through the Mt 
> William Digi.
>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Nik Presser
>> VK3BA
>>
> More or less what I expected.
>
> 2.
>
> Ray,
>
> You may be able to fill in big dead spots by using ARISS if the pass 
> times suit :-)
>
> 73,
>
> Jack VK4JRC
>
>
> I did think about ISS but not very practical this time around although 
> I do have 145.825 programmed into the two-channel Tait T500 and adding 
> a switch to the TT3+ to utilise the auxiliary configs wouldn't be 
> rocket science. Maybe less procrastination!!
>
> 3.
> Hi Ray,
>
> I found 2m coverage disappeared between Batemans Bay and Orbost. 
> Around via Wilsons Prom was patchy, but that's well off the Princes 
> Hwy and away from the digis.
>
> Cheers,
> Gerard - VK2IO
>
> That kinda fits with what I concluded from digi footprints although I 
> wondered about brief paths from high locations/gaps in the hills sort 
> of stuff to provide the occasional "hit".
>
> 4.
> Hi Ray, Keith VK2FKJA here and below a response from my son Trash VK2XSO
>
>
> This is the guy who is responsible for getting my interest in APRS.
>
>
> Ok... south of Batemans Bay there is no APRS coverage along the coast.
> But once across the border into VK3 the coverage is excellent  all the 
> way to Mt Gambier.
> There are a few patches near Portland, but otherwise its all pretty good.
>
> I see a chain of command here Keith. It was me that got Trash 
> interested in aprs when I met him outside the TankFM studio in Kempsey 
> a number of years back. I really planted the seed, hi. Trash and I go 
> back maybe a hundred years or so in AR!!
>
> I'll be going Great Ocean Road from Torquay to Portland so that might 
> throw more difficulty into the equation.
>
>
> Last night my principal thinking chamber (my bed) provided the idea of 
> using wireless broadband for those difficult locations. According to 
> Camps Australia there is respectable 3G coverage around the coast so 
> maybe my GPS, 3G dongle and a RPi, or nurse the laptop which already 
> has xastir installed. Much food for though, so little time to digest it.
>
> 30m is the way to go but it's not my car. The really difficult part, 
> however, is not getting permission from SWMBO, but how to mount an 
> antenna, the shape and body style of the vehicle (Hyundai ix35) being 
> far from friendly. The bonnet sides slope, ruling out a "Z" mount or 
> similar and the hatchback prevents mounting off the towbar, etc.
>
> Thanks guys.
>
> Ray vk2tv
>
>
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>
>     *From:*Ray Wells <mailto:vk2tv at exemail.com.au>
>
>     *To:*Australian APRS Users <mailto:ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
>
>     *Sent:*Thursday, February 20, 2014 11:55 AM
>
>     *Subject:*[OZAPRS] Digi question
>
>     All,
>
>     I'm planning a trip shortly and don't have time to get 30m
>     installed for
>     aprs. So the question is what VHF coverage exists on the Princess
>     Highway from Nowra to Mt Gambier and back through Hamilton?
>
>     Ray vk2tv
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