[OZAPRS] New Proposed APRS Digi for Adelaide - ideas?

[Glen English VK1XX]

Well Mt Ginini is about as set and forget as you get....

but Tiny2 will work. Depends if you want to impress your audience with 
the performance (or they expect to be impressed in my case). The Tony2 
wioll work.

Just remember! most fo the TONY2 software is out of date and does not 
support the new Paradigm digipeating/ aprs digi  unless it has had new 
eproms...

If the site is inaccessable, like a satellite, the tiny 2 might be a 
better bet. But in that case you'd wrap the direwolf system in some 
radhard...

cheers



On 24/07/2018 11:28 AM, Grant Willis wrote:
> Glen,
>
> I have been reading about Direwolf and indeed am considering it. The 
> issue for me is one of stability. It has to be pretty much set and 
> forget as the site has restricted access. I cant easily go up there to 
> service it.
>
> Also as it is so "configurable" how can I keep it down to something 
> that is KISS (not the protocol - the principle) so that others instead 
> of me can still maintain it in the future? Is there somewhere I can 
> access a set of sample configs that just set it up to run as a basic 
> WIDE2-2 digipeater? As it wont be internet connected patching and 
> security is less of an issue (unless someone devises an OTA hack from 
> the AX.25 side).
>
> Meanwhile depending on how much effort there is in getting Direwolf 
> running, the Tiny-2 might go into service in the beginning just to get 
> it on the air
>
> Grant
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> From: "Glen English VK1XX" <glenlist at pacificmedia.com.au>
> To: ozaprs at aprs.net.au
> Sent: Tuesday, 24 Jul, 2018 At 9:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] New Proposed APRS Digi for Adelaide - ideas?
>
> Direwolf, in my opinion is the only option on the table . It has an 
> excellent modem and it is HEAVILY featured,
>
> and even better if you understand regular expressions to write fancy 
> content filters and routers (like to deal with not repeating traffic 
> from a specific location, area, conent, callsign anything...).
>
> It is an least an order of magnitude more capable than ANYTHING out there
>
> it is sooooo far ahead of anythign else, everything else is just 
> irrelevant.
>
>
>
> On 24/07/2018 6:37 AM, Grant Willis wrote:
>>
>> Folks,
>>
>> It has long been an idea of mine to see a high site digipeater on the 
>> top of the Adelaide Hills around Mt Lofty / Crafers / Summertown to 
>> provide broad area metro RF coverage. Adelaide has many I-Gates but 
>> the one RF digi we have for the Adelaide plains isn’t well sited for 
>> that role (VK5RHO) and coverage in the Western and inner SW/SE 
>> suburbs has been poor since VK5TTY lost it’s site a few years ago.
>>
>> An opportunity has now arisen to install a machine at the long time 
>> licensed but never activated (on APRS) VK5RSB site at Summertown 
>> using the VHF antennas that have now been installed for the temporary 
>> VK5RAD 2m repeater (while it’s tower was being refurbished).
>>
>> Thanks to Glen 1XX I have obtained a TAIT radio. I have also dug out 
>> of the old SAPUG stores the Tiny-2 TNC that used to run the VK5RAD 
>> ROSE node which has a DCD State Machine built in (allowing open mute 
>> operation).
>>
>> However, before I glue the hardware together in a case, I would like 
>> some suggestions please on the following:
>>
>> 1)If I stick with the Tiny-2 TNC what EPROM software do people 
>> suggest is best for APRS these days? (version, download source etc 
>> please?)
>>
>> 2)If I don’t stick with the Tiny-2 (depends on how serviceable it is) 
>> what alternatives do people suggest for the digital side that are 
>> bulletproof and fit the KISS principle?
>>
>> The site will be a plain WIDE2-2 digipeater – no internet connectivity.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Grant VK5GR
>>
>>
>>
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