[Fourlanders] APRS with Rovers?

[Jim Worsham]

Texting is not allowed.  The rovers are allowed to beacon callsign and
location only.  I am not even sure we need to be able to transmit, just
receive.  As a matter of fact, if we can get internet access again there are
websites we can go to that display the location of the rovers.  No APRS
required.  I would like to see us work towards getting internet access on
the mountain top.  That would be more useful than APRS.  We had it one year
and it was very helpful on 6 to be able to look at spots, check propagation,
etc.  I am not sure I remember how we got it that one time.  I believe
someone had a laptop with a cellular data card.

73
Jim, W4KXY

-----Original Message-----
From: fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Paul Yeager,
ABR(R), REALTOR(R)
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 6:27 PM
To: Fourlanders
Subject: [Fourlanders] APRS with Rovers?

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



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