[Fourlanders] APRS with Rovers?

[Paul Yeager, ABR(R), REALTOR(R)]

A few months back, I recall some discussion of using APRS during the next contest for coordination with rovers.  Is there still interest in this?

It seems to me that there is value in this, even if just in the ability to rapidly determine the bearing to the rover.  The possibility of exchanging text messages with rovers could also be useful.

I have an APRS digi on Eagles Nest Mountain (EGLNST) that is about 6 miles from the contest site at about 5200 feet elevation.  This should be workable from the contest site with very low power, minimizing the interference with other 2m operations.  I am working to establish an alternate input frequency on my digi, which would make it even easier to work on low power.

Also, I have been using UI-View32, which has a server function built in.  This would allow computer connected to a TNC and radio to share access to that radio and TNC with other computers running the same software on our LAN.

So.. my question is... are any of the rovers going to be dointg this... do we want to do this in June?

73 de W4SKI