[OZAPRS] VK2RCC not working

[Robert]

Ok, Im sorry I caused problems


Yep 828, in the back shed old ic-22s worked the treat, and no upgrading to
Motorola, so will have some  828, both vhf and ufh, 814,  815 for sale.

Again Sorry for been a pain.

Robert

VK2KGV


-----Original Message-----
From: ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au [mailto:ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au] On
Behalf Of Ray Wells
Sent: Monday, 6 January 2014 6:56 PM
To: ozaprs at aprs.net.au
Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] VK2RCC not working

David,

You seem to have flown off at a bit of a tangent. Nobody has complained
about any digi being missing and nobody has mentioned the world stopping. I
asked the question if there was a problem with vk2rcc-1, having driven under
its footprint and having not been seen. The answer I received was that the
receiver appeared to be deaf. End of story, nobody jumped up and down,
nobody accused anybody of anything. If anything there was appreciation of
the work involved in keeping remote systems on air. I did say that coverage
in those remote parts was good and would have been exceptional had rcc been
working. Not a complaint, more a statement of praise for that system and
it's potential.

As for HF (read 30m) it is grossly below saturation level and I doubt that
we'll ever reach saturation given the low number of users - now and future -
and the difficulty in setting up a mobile rig/antenna, compared with vhf.
BTW, HF works equally well in all areas of Australia - city or outback - due
to the spread of gateways around Oz (I was one of them for many years and
will be again soon.

If I remember correctly you and I exchanged numerous emails a few years back
regarding an FM828.

Take heart mate, nobody was criticising.

Regards
Ray vk2tv



On 06/01/14 18:39, Robert wrote:
> May I ask, WHY, if one digi stops working, the world is going to stop. 
> The guys that spend, take the time to put these digi in work hard to 
> keep them working, as I am one of these guys, it a huge area. And yep, 
> if you all went to HF, would be great for us, but trust me, the HF air 
> waves would be saturated, and stop working.
>
> HF works great in the outback, lived in NT for over 10 years, but 
> closer to the eastern sea board, VHF is the go, but it not easy fix, 
> there are big areas, and travel time, nothing like the Metro areas, just
remember that.
>
> Cheers
>
> Robert
> VK2KGV
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au [mailto:ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au] 
> On Behalf Of David
> Sent: Monday, 6 January 2014 5:52 PM
> To: Australian APRS Users
> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] VK2RCC not working
>
> Hi Liz......there is a local guy here in Townsville who does a lot of 
> 4WD tripping and carries a HF APRS system.
> you could try and contact him on    vk4mdx at wia.org.au
> im sure David will give you all the help he can
>
> David VK4BDJ
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> On 06/01/14 16:43, Liz wrote:
>> On Mon, 06 Jan 2014 12:55:20 +1100
>> Ray Wells <vk2tv at exemail.com.au> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi John,
>>>
>>> Thanks for your input.
>>>
>>> Please understand I was not being critical, I really do understand 
>>> the problems that distance can create, and gear does go down. My one 
>>> regret is that I was unable to experience "normal" vhf aprs coverage 
>>> in that part of the state because I think it would have been even 
>>> more impressive than it already was.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Ray vk2tv
>> I agree with Ray. APRS coverage on VHF is improving, but the more 
>> sites we have, the more times we will have breakdowns.
>>
>> I, too, "need" HF APRS for some places I go which are out of reach of 
>> all VHF repeaters, the mobile telephone systems etc.
>>
>> If I went the 30 metre route
>> what antenna? (mounting it is problem number 1) and what gear?
>>
>> Liz
>> VK2XSE
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