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TAPR APRS Special Interest Group Digest for Sunday, August 10, 2003.
1. KAM XL HF to VHF gate not working
2. VHF APRS Freqs in Arizona
3. news from front lines
4. Etrax Legend
5. Re: VHF APRS Freqs in Arizona
6. APRS+SA
7. Re: VHF APRS Freqs in Arizona
8. Perseids Meteor Mode Powerup
9. Re: VHF APRS Freqs in Arizona
10. Re: VHF APRS Freqs in Arizona
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Subject: KAM XL HF to VHF gate not working
From: "Scott Weis" <kb2ear@kb2ear.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 00:17:23 -0400
X-Message-Number: 1
I seem to be having a problem with my KAM XL not sending packets for GATE
from port 1 to port 2. It resends packets to GATE on port 1. I have checked,
the MYALIAS is not set, UIDIGI is set to echo/relay. UIGATE is on/on and
MYGATE is set to GATE. Has anyone else seen this problem?
Does anyone else have a KAM XL for use with APRS?
Thanks,
Scott
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Subject: VHF APRS Freqs in Arizona
From: "Spider" <spider@rivcom.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 07:57:38 -0700
X-Message-Number: 2
Could someone please tell me what frequencies in the VHF band can be used
for APRS?
144.39 mhz and what else, excluding the PCSat freqs?????
Jim, WA6OFT
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Subject: news from front lines
From: Kevin Deckert <kdeckert@mercuryspeed.com>
Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2003 17:35:17 -0700
X-Message-Number: 3
Forest Fire Emergency In British Columbia!
Amateur radio operators in the North Thompson valley have put forth an
incredible effort to maintain radio equipment and keep mountain top
repeaters operating in very difficult conditions. At numerous times in
the past two weeks without power and phones amateur radio has been the
only effective from of communications between towns and villages
adversely affected by severe fires. Several amateurs have manned radios
in EOC operations with little or no knowledge of the status of their own
homes after being quickly evacuated from them.
Many have lost long time jobs due to damage to sawmills and industry.
We as amateurs have a duty to family and community. We are sometimes the
last to leave and the first to come back.
As a reminder to all, keep a grab and go kit ready and have batteries
charged.
We stand ready as yet another wave of hot dry weather assaults our
valley.
Take care all..
Kevin Deckert, VE7WHK Emergency Comms Officer,
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Subject: Etrax Legend
From: WCovey@aol.com
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 13:45:16 -0400
X-Message-Number: 4
Sig members.
Any comments, good or bad, concerning using the Etrax Legend GPS for APRS
are appreciated.
Thanks,
73 Bill, W1GTT
W1GTT@ARRL.NET
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Subject: Re: VHF APRS Freqs in Arizona
From: "Bill Vodall WA7NWP" <wa7nwp@jnos.org>
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 11:51:21 -0700
X-Message-Number: 5
>Could someone please tell me what frequencies in the VHF band can be used
>for APRS?
>144.39 mhz and what else, excluding the PCSat freqs?????
Casting my somewhat heretical view upon the masses, I'd suggest:
144.4 to 148.0 MHz.
APRS is a low bandwidth mode that can easily co-exist with other packet
operations. There's no "technical" reason it couldn't be used on other
overly allocated but seldom used voice channels with a little imagination.
Bob B. has some good write-ups on doing this.
Bill, WA7NWP
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Subject: APRS+SA
From: "John Troutman" <gungho@ctc.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 15:09:01 -0400
X-Message-Number: 6
I am trying to use APRS+SA for both mobile and home. I am not sure which
blocks to check in the Tabs under the setup(Internet,Program, Data, etc) If
someone could guide me, also when I cleck the block under the track tab,
map update, keeps going back to the World Map and I have to reduce to my
area. North Carolina. John W4DCR
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Subject: Re: VHF APRS Freqs in Arizona
From: Eric Christensen <kf4otn@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 12:14:07 -0400 (EDT)
X-Message-Number: 7
Jim,
You might check with your local Repeater Coordination Group (ours is SERA
(http://www.sera.org/)). They usually make the band plans and thus would
have a list of "band plan friendly" packet frequencies. Maybe the NFCC
(http://www.arrl.org/nfcc/) could assist.
73s,
Eric KF4OTN
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Subject: Perseids Meteor Mode Powerup
From: "Ev Tupis (W2EV)" <w2ev@arrl.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 22:51:21 -0400
X-Message-Number: 8
The PropNET folks are playing with Perseids meteor mode through Thursday.
Most likely time for general success is 3:00 am until 9:00 am local time.
If you can operate only for short periods of time, do your best to do so
during this time.
10 meters: 28.128 USB
6 meters: 50.620 FM
2 meters: 147.585 FM
Each software title has it's own setup instructions. UI-View is shown below.
Join in!
Ev, W2EV
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Let's give Meteor Mode a try on AX.25!
Make sure your system clock is WWV sync'd.
>From within UI-View...
Setup | Meteor Mode Setup
Unproto address = HY for 10m on 28.128 USB
VB for 6m on 50.620 FM
VK for 2m on 147.585 FM
NOTE: No digipeating
Beacon = [GR##id]email@host.com
GR##id = 6-character grid square
email@host.com = your email address
NOTE: omit PHGabcdef/ as there is not a way to capture meteor mode TX rates
Mode = Burst
Start= Northeast 0
Southeast 15
Southwest 30
Northwest 45
Duration = 15
Within 1-minute, your station will be participating!
Let's see what we catch. In years past, the Perseids have been a real
yawner. Maybe it will be different...maybe it won't. Let's give it a try!
I will be active on 6-meters. Join-in!
Ev, W2EV
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Subject: Re: VHF APRS Freqs in Arizona
From: "Dick Stanich" <dick@kb7zva.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 22:5:28
X-Message-Number: 9
>Could someone please tell me what frequencies in the VHF band can be used
>for APRS?
>144.39 mhz and what else, excluding the PCSat freqs?????
>
>Jim, WA6OFT
Jim,
In Arizona, it is handled by ARCA.
http://www.azfreqcoord.org/index.html
George, WA3PNT is the Arizona 2 meter packet coordinator. The site has some
useful information, links and applications, if you wish to become
coordinated for your operations. They also have information on established
bandplans.
Dick, KB7ZVA
APRSWest
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Subject: Re: VHF APRS Freqs in Arizona
From: "Sean \\The RIMBoy\\" <sean@rimboy.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 22:41:36 -0500 (CDT)
X-Message-Number: 10
On Sun, 10 Aug 2003, Dick Stanich wrote:
>In Arizona, it is handled by ARCA.
>
>http://www.azfreqcoord.org/index.html
>
>George, WA3PNT is the Arizona 2 meter packet coordinator. The site has some
>useful information, links and applications, if you wish to become
>coordinated for your operations. They also have information on established
>bandplans.
Do they make technical suggestions / recommendations etc? ie, preventing
too many digi's in a certain area? What about unproto paths? To me this
seems to be the way to keep the ego-digi's and other harmful interference
problems we've discussed in check. I don't necessarily agree that it's
the route we need to take, but it would be nice to have the teeth that a
coordination body has when facing problems. Someone mentioned SERA, but
they only say that 144.390 is set aside for APRS and nothing else.
Sean...
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