<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Hi all,</div><div><br></div><div>Further to my note I was wondering why Josh was not hearing many packets... I checked my h/h and sure enough could see all of VK3 Being gated. Today in cleaning up the back yard, I found not only 3 bags of chewed items, but my sons new pup had chewed through the aprs co- ax. </div><div><br></div><div>Luckily the transceiver is still ok, now it should be working a lot better, Josh I hope you see more traffic now, let me know.</div><div><br></div><div>BTW I see the Geelong digi now.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for the focus and making me check things out</div><div><br></div><div>Kind Regards</div><div><br></div><div>Pete</div><div><br></div><div>VK3TBN</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On 17/02/2012, at 4:39 PM, Pete <<a href="mailto:vk3tbn@hotmail.com">vk3tbn@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>Josh</div><div><br></div><div>Hi there, and assistance in running an igate is always welcome, please check with Richard Hoskin the vk3 administrator before doing so, as it can quickly overload the system. </div><div><br></div><div>I agree there is a lot more information that you can send, In fact I did that when I first started as an igate, and users complained on 2 meters, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">however the impact via digits must be considered, and then the mobile users have trouble competing with igates @ 50w with 2x 5/8 in phase antennas ;-), so you have to strike a balance, that was the lesson I learnt.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">In fact that is why I used to run 70 cm igate locally around my area for my self and anyone else who cared to listen ( about 3 users a month max) I used to have all vk and Dix spots for vk running on it. It used to run hot, and was fine as I was the only digi/igate but I know if there was a second digi, I would have to cut the data down or the channel would never be clear for a mobile station.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></div><div>Btw, We are still one digi down at the moment up at mt macedon, hence why there may be a few RF holes out your way.</div><div><br></div><div>I regards to Geelong, there is an igate / digi there, but it may have gone off the air, I will check.</div><div><br></div><div>Happy to help and discuss further, I have learnt from others, and happy to help you as well if you would like</div><div><br></div><div>Yours in radio</div><div><br></div><div>Peter</div><div><br></div><div>Vk3tbn</div><div><br></div><div>Igate vk3tbn-10 Greensborough</div><div><br>On 17/02/2012, at 8:52 AM, Josh Mesilane <<a href="mailto:zindello@chibiko.net">zindello@chibiko.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>I'm in the process of gathering the gear together to set up an IGate at my QTH in Melbourne. I'm located in the outer south-western suburbs, and with the antenna I'm planning on building (stacked J Pole) I should be able to receive from Geelong to the CBD, and right up to Bacchus Marsh/Melton area. I don't have APRS TX capability in the car (yet - waiting on a GPS) but sitting at home at night at my QTH reveals MUCH more activity than the current IGates are reporting.<br>
<br>I do have some questions for the more knowledgeable however.<br><br>I'm not planning on setting up an APRS-IS -> RF gateway (I don't wish to put any additional traffic on to the network, the current digipeaters do a good job of extending coverage, so re-transmitting data that's already there seems pointless to me), however I do wish to announce the presence of the gate to the network. What is the legality of this station running unattended? Do I need to put in some sort of override switch to kill it if it gets stuck in tx?<br>
<br>I would not consider this a home station (This will be a dedicated computer, with a dedicated radio) so I presume I'll just use the -5 SSID?<br><br>Cheers,<br>Josh<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 11:30 PM, Darkside <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lenniethelemming@gmail.com">lenniethelemming@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Whether or not you appear on sites like <a href="http://aprs.fi" target="_blank">aprs.fi</a> is all dependent on if your packet makes it into the APRS-IS network, via an IGate. <div>
<br></div><div>If your packet's TTL runs out before it gets to an IGate, you won't appear on <a href="http://aprs.fi" target="_blank">aprs.fi</a>.</div>
<div><br></div><div>- Mark VK5QI<div><div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 10:27 PM, Ray & Bob <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:aprs@pilbara.com.au" target="_blank">aprs@pilbara.com.au</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Hi Nic<br>
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It all appears to be ok for my travels<br>
<br>
Regards<br>
<br>
Ray<br>
VK5RR<br>
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*From:* Nic McLean <mailto:<a href="mailto:mcleannb@bigpond.com" target="_blank">mcleannb@bigpond.com</a>><br>
*To:* <a href="mailto:ozaprs@aprs.net.au" target="_blank">ozaprs@aprs.net.au</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:ozaprs@aprs.net.au" target="_blank">ozaprs@aprs.net.au</a>><br>
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*Subject:* [OZAPRS] No recent positions on Googlemaps.<div><br>
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Hi,<br>
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Does anyone on the list know why aprs positions aren’t making it<br>
from RF to googlemaps?<br>
<br>
Best 73’s<br>
<br>
Nic<br>
<br>
VK5ZAT<br>
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