[OZAPRS] VK2RCC not working

[Ray Wells]

Trust me, you're not a pain. I'm sure I've been equally defensive over 
the last 40+ years.

Keep up the good work.

Ray vk2tv

On 06/01/14 19:24, Robert wrote:
> 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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