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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Observations</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Added from perl scripts and GD graphs, of
callsigns, digis and gates.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><A
href="http://vk4tec.no-ip.org/aprs_stats/">http://vk4tec.no-ip.org/aprs_stats/</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>+ <FONT size=2 face=Arial>145.175 MHz
</FONT>VK4DC-1 is transmitting every 3 minutes - no in line with the 60 mins
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>+ 145.175 MHz VK4OG-1 is no longer in the equation,
VK4OG-1 is not gating any packets and is only TX on RF </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>+ 145.175 MHz VK4HW-4 is taking up the slack where
VK4OG-1 should have been. VK4HW-4 is currently not on air.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>+ 145.175 MHz some stations are not doing wide to
callsign substitution</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>+ The DSTAR idents are on a 10 minute tx cycle -
not in line with the 60 mins for fixed stations</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>+ 145.175 MHz - VK4TEC when active, is taking up
the slack where VK4OG-1 would normally gate</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>+ VK4UN has a high packet load , second to
VK4DC-1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>+ 439.100 VK4EA-2 is TX VK/ZL and DX - constant
traffic - usefull as a igate and digi</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>+ 145.175 MHz - APRS messaging is not working
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>+ 439.100 MHz - APRS messaging is working
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Recommendations</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>+ 145.175 MHz VK4DC-1 back off to 60 mins - TNC
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>+ 145.175 MHz - re-instate VK4OG-1 as RX ONLY
IGATE</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>+ 145.175 MHz - look at why messaging is not
passing on 145.175 MHz</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>+ 145.175 MHz - make sure you station does callsign
substitution for WIDE </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>+ Get DSTAR beacons to back off to 60
mins</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>+ VK4UN - back off packets</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Summary </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>145.175 MHz - high fixed station TX
loads</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>145.175 MHz - no fixed IGATE </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>145.175 MHz - APRS messaging is not
working</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>439.100 MHz - high TX load, APRS messaging is
working</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I will try and keep VK4TEC up for IGATE and APRS
messaging when I can</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Andrew VK4TEC</FONT></DIV>
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