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Hi Grant,<br>
<br>
Welcome to the fraternity.<br>
<br>
Depending on your full range of interests, you might want to know
about the Linuxham group and the Xastir group - both on Yahoo
groups.com.<br>
<br>
73<br>
<br>
Philip<br>
VK4HPW<br>
<br>
<br>
On 05/01/11 12:44, Grant Diffey wrote:
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cite="mid:AANLkTi=pXVUK6yq2YrSGjDZwZST42AuOyewYsNBAOhYh@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Hi everyone.<br>
<br>
I recently got my F call (VK3FBAE) I bought a new toy for X-mas
which is a VX-8DR<br>
<br>
QTH is melbourne and I've got reception of APRS packets on 145.175
working (other than the included antenna being horrific.) I havn't
been able to get reception on 439.100 at all. <br>
<br>
Currently studying for the advanced upgrade. (then I can use 6m
and data modes.)<br>
<br>
Background is computers linux etc and I see a few familiar names
about.<br>
<br>
In other news I'm very much looking forwar to <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://linux.conf.au">LCA</a>
particularly the miniconfs.<br>
<br>
I'm purchasing a <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.altusmetrum.org/TeleMetrum/">Telemetrum</a>
from bdale to fly in the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://conf.linux.org.au/wiki/Miniconfs/RocketMiniconf">Rocketry
Miniconf</a> and that's driving some of the desire for the
licence upgrade<br>
<br>
Additionally I'm involved in the melbourne community hackerspace
who are strongly aligned with the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://conf.linux.org.au/wiki/Miniconfs/ArduinoMiniconf">arduino
miniconf</a> one of the projects for which this year is a <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.freetronics.com/products/mobsendat">Sensor
board</a> for rocketry and ballooning. it might be interesting
to write APRS txing firmware for such a thing.<br>
<br>
Grant.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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