[Vk1tac] Answers to your e-mail

[Neil Pickford]

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Fw: Answers to your e-mail
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 14:49:17 +1100
From: "Mr Gilbert Hughes" <ghughes3@bigpond.com>
To: "Richard Elliott" <richard.elliott@dfat.gov.au>,"Paul Elliot"
<pkbelliot@bigpond.com>, "Paul Bell" <paul.bell@afp.gov.au>,"Neil
Pickford" <neilp@goldweb.com.au>,"Keith Malcolm"
<kmalcolm@tpg.com.au>,"John Woolner" <johnwoolner@auslig.gov.au>,"Mike
Dower" <vk1eng@tpg.com.au>


more earlier thoughts
Regards
Gilbert Hughes
mailto:ghughes3@bigpond.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Westerhof" <Peter.Westerhof@aspect.com.au>
To: <ghughes3@bigpond.com>
Sent: Monday, 13 January 2003 10:04 AM
Subject: Answers to your e-mail


> Gilbert, Here is my 5cents worth, please have a think about a WIDE on
the
> site, as I say in point 3 it will save alot of hassle with putting in
alot
> of little WIDE's.  I have also conducted tests from the top of Ginnini
with
> the portable WIDE and results were very promising with just 5Watts..
>
>
>
> Point 2.
>
> The current level of activity on 144.800Mhz (4800 Baud) is VK1DSN,
VK1KNP,
> VK1AOP, VK1NPW...as we have no BBS anymore, I would move the service
to
> Bulls Head in the vain hope that VK1BBS will be revived, but still
maintain
> the access to the VK1DSN WORMHOLE.
>
> Point 3.
>
> An APRS WIDE, would be a nice idea and yes there is potential for
> interference, but this can be managed quiet easily in the NSW/ACT
area, my
> suggestion would be to contact Geoff Gatward
(Geoff.Gatward@Comverse.com)
> for his opinion (NSW State Co-ord for APRS).  Placing a WIDE on the
site
> would give our gateway a considerable coverage and allow for the
> rationalization of some I-gates(Internet Gateways) in our area. This
would
> also negate having several smaller WIDE's i.e OGALONG(VK1KRF-1),
> YASS(VK2???) and a proposed one in Tumut or Jindabyne, as the
footprint of
> the site covers these areas quite well..
>
> Mount Ginnini would be a great boost to the APRS world as it would
also open
> up the areas like Cowra, Grenfel, Young and Goulbourn and once again
negate
> the need for smaller WIDE's..
>
> Point4.
>
> The current level of 1200 baud packet is very very sparse there are
only
> four stations on air at this time VK1ZQR, VK1ZX(digi only), VK1NPW and
> VK1DSN, my station has recorded NO activity on 1200 for some 12 months
> except for the above stations.  At this time I would suggest that we
leave
> 1200 alone, and concentrate on getting some of our ex-packet members
into
> APRS.  As a side note the latest version of UI-DIGI (APRS WIDE
Firmware)
> allows for non UI frames to be passed as well and APRS traffic, so if
need
> be a 1200 DIGI could be incorporated into a WIDE on Ginnini if
desired...
>
>
>
> My view,
>
> Move 4800 to Bulls Head to maintain that access to VK1DSN, leave 1200
baud
> alone, and give a great deal of consideration to placing a WIDE on Mt
> Ginnini..
>
>
> Hope this is of help to you Gilbert, if you have any questions or
queries I
> can be contacted on
>
> Work 62429922
> Home 62983308
> Mobile 0438 442686
>
> or 146.900/438.525
>
> Cheers for now
>
> Peter Westerhof
> VK1NPW
>
>
>
>
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