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Subject: Re: Dual Band On The Glass Antennas
From: Tim McLeod <ve3tzs@mac.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 05:49:23 -0500
X-Message-Number: 5
I've been using that model for about a year. Best GM I've ever seen. It
has a good solid base and excellent performance
Tim / VE3TZS
on 3/29/04 7:58 PM, Ron at rgilson@adelphia.net wrote:
> Has any one ever used the Larsen KG2/70CXFME antenna? The spec sheet claims
> it will go from 136-174 and 402-512 MHZ out of the box. Seems like the only
> one that works with wide band. I was hoping not to make my car have that
> Porcupine look and still have one antenna that I could transfer from radio
> to radio. (ham and commercial freq's.)
> Thanks
> WA2WWK
> Ron
>
>
>
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Subject: Re: New tracker design suggestions
From: "Brian Riley (maillist)" <n1bq_list@wulfden.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 11:09:17 -0500
X-Message-Number: 6
At Costco, the Kirkland brand AAs I am told are made by Duracell, they go
for about $11 for a box of 48. I have been using them for two years and they
seem to be as potent as the plain Duracells.
On 3/30/04 1:05 AM, "Stephen H. Smith" <WA8LMF2@aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> David VanHorn wrote on 3/29/2004, 11:47 AM:
>
>> We'd have a revolt if I asked one person from each team
>>> to carry a tracker using a set of D's. AA's and a tracker I think I
>>> can get away with.
>>
>> AAs make a lot of sense. I'm trying to keep all my emergency gear in AAs.
>
>
> I just discoverd an improbable source for cheap alkaline AA cells.
>
> Last week I was in IKEA (the Swedish home furnishings chain) and was
> amazed to see them selling 10-packs of German-made Varta AA alkalines
> for only $1.99! Similar low prices on AAAs and Cs but I didn't see any
> Ds. This seemed to be an everyday price; not a promotion or special,
> btw.
>
>
> Stephen H. Smith wa8lmf (at) aol.com
> Home Page: http://wa8lmf.com
> Ham Radio/Mobile SSTV page: http://members.aol.com/wa8lmf/ham
> APRS Stuff
> http://members.aol.com/wa8lmf/aprs
>
> Radio Communications Systems Personal Computers
> Consulting and Systems Integration
> GPS Custom Mapping & Radio Coverage Surveys
> File Conversions MS-Windows Setups Networking
>
>
>
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>
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Subject: RE: Satcom Gates
From: "Phil Pacier, AD6NH" <ad6nh@arrl.net>
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 10:36:1
X-Message-Number: 7
BTW, don't forget that if you're running a SatGate in a low-bandwidth
environment, or just don't have a need to look at a bunch of data coming
back to your SatGate software, you can connect your SatGate to
socal.aprs2.net:10150 By connecting to this server and port, your SatGate
will not receive any data from the APRS-IS (unless a message is sent to
that exact callsign-SSID), but will be able to send all gated data to the
APRS-IS. This is ideal if you're running non-monitored SatGate software
such as aprsD, or if you are running this as a second or third APRS setup
at your home. Why use the bandwidth!
Just another offer from socal.aprs2.net! Enjoy
73
Phil - AD6NH
http://www.aprsca.net
On 03/28/04, ""Christensen, Eric" <CHRISTENSENE@MAIL.ECU.EDU>" wrote:
> Let me clarify something... How about give me your City, State (Providence)
> and maybe your Grid instead of your LAT and LONG...
>
> Thanks.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christensen, Eric
> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 21:31
> To: TAPR APRS Special Interest Group
> Subject: [aprssig] Satcom Gates
>
>
> Just as a brief poll...
>
> Send me an email OFF THE LIST if you are running a Satcom Gateway for an
> APRS satellite. Please tell me the callsign of the S-Gate, the location,
> and the satellite(s) you are monitoring for.
>
> Thanks,
> Eric KF4OTN
>
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Subject: Re: New tracker design suggestions
From: "Andreas Junge - ARRL.NET" <n6nu@arrl.net>
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 08:42:03 -0800
X-Message-Number: 8
> David VanHorn wrote on 3/29/2004, 11:47 AM:
>
> > We'd have a revolt if I asked one person from each team
> > >to carry a tracker using a set of D's. AA's and a tracker I think I
> > >can get away with.
> >
> > AAs make a lot of sense. I'm trying to keep all my emergency
> gear in AAs.
>
>
> I just discoverd an improbable source for cheap alkaline AA cells.
>
> Last week I was in IKEA (the Swedish home furnishings chain) and was
> amazed to see them selling 10-packs of German-made Varta AA alkalines
> for only $1.99! Similar low prices on AAAs and Cs but I didn't see any
> Ds. This seemed to be an everyday price; not a promotion or special,
> btw.
>
I have been using the IKEA AA for a year now and they work GREAT! The IKEA
AA were a test winner in one of the German consumer magazines. Can't beat
the price.
They are easy to find in the dark due to the bright yellow color :-)
Andreas, N6NU
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Subject: Balloon recovered - thanks for all help!
From: "Rochte, Robert" <rrochte@gpacademy.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 13:30:35 -0500
X-Message-Number: 9
The SD5 helium tetroon was recovered by a farmer in Montrose, PA. Thanks to
anyone who tried listening for the payload yesterday!
Also, in other news, the SD4 solar tetroon was also recovered this past week
and is now on its way back here via the Postal Service. One week, two
recoveries - gotta love it!
73,
Robert
KC8UCH
--
Robert Rochte
Director of Technology
The Grosse Pointe Academy
171 Lake Shore Road
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
Tel. +1 313-886-1221 x155
FAX +1 313-886-1418
www.gpacademy.org
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Subject: Re: New tracker design suggestions
From: "Scott Miller" <scott@opentrac.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 13:56:45 -0800
X-Message-Number: 10
What about front panel lights? Obviously if it's got an LCD hooked up, that
can take care of a lot of your display requirements... but for low
cost/space constrained applications with no LCD it's still nice to be able
to see that it's working. Some suggestions:
Power (is this thing on?) - Green
Receive/Busy - Green
Data Valid (for GPS, WX, or telemetry) - Green
Transmit - Red
Error/Collision - Amber?
Multi-color LEDs are also an option. Transmit and receive are mutually
exclusive, so they might share a red/green LED. That'd also give you yellow
(both on), which could be an error status.
Suggestions? What's missing from existing devices? Just keep in mind that
I don't want it to turn into a PK-232 style Christmas tree!
Scott
N1VG
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Subject: Re: New tracker design suggestions
From: "Curt, WE7U" <archer@eskimo.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 14:30:02 -0800 (PST)
X-Message-Number: 11
On Tue, 30 Mar 2004, Scott Miller wrote:
> What about front panel lights? Obviously if it's got an LCD hooked up, that
> can take care of a lot of your display requirements... but for low
> cost/space constrained applications with no LCD it's still nice to be able
> to see that it's working. Some suggestions:
>
> Power (is this thing on?) - Green
> Receive/Busy - Green
> Data Valid (for GPS, WX, or telemetry) - Green
> Transmit - Red
> Error/Collision - Amber?
>
> Multi-color LEDs are also an option. Transmit and receive are mutually
> exclusive, so they might share a red/green LED. That'd also give you yellow
> (both on), which could be an error status.
>
> Suggestions? What's missing from existing devices? Just keep in mind that
> I don't want it to turn into a PK-232 style Christmas tree!
I'm after something that is waterproof, hard to mess with or damage
in the field, and has long battery life. A single LED that flashed
once per second or two letting me know everything was powered up and
working properly would be of use to me. I probably wouldn't want to
mount any more than one LED on the outside of the enclosure, and
would want to waterproof that LED opening very well.
On the outside I want a keyswitch, one LED, a waterproof connection
for a GPS antenna (or have it inside the housing), and a waterproof
connection for a 2M antenna. I wonder if keyswitches are waterproof
by default? Probably not.
It would be good to have any LED's flash so that they don't take up
much current, or have a method to turn them all on/off.
--
Curt, WE7U archer at eskimo dot com
Arlington, WA, USA http://www.eskimo.com/~archer
"Lotto: A tax on people who are bad at math." -- unknown
"Windows: Microsoft's tax on computer illiterates." -- WE7U
"The world DOES revolve around me: I picked the coordinate system!"
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