Re: 30 Meter VARA APRS - Test Run Today!
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýOn 1/8/2025 3:37 PM, Michael - NA7Q via
groups.io wrote:
? I'm really curious to see if this reflects the difference between
30 and 40 meter propagation, or does it reflect the
highly-organized relatively-dense 40-meter receive network in the
Pacific Northwest.? I am going to temporarily repurpose my 60 meter APRS receiving
system (which has seen no traffic except when I announce an
experiment) to 40 meters, so that you can see what I am hearing on
40 meters here in the midwest, ? on my UIwebserver.?? [The 30 and
60 meter igates/webservers use a pair of Yaesu FT-891
transceivers. ] (My 30 and 60 meter UIview igates are also mapping web servers
that run 24/7 and are visible here on my web site: The 30 meter APRS-over-VARA igate/webserver is at: The 60 meter APRS-over-VARA igate/webserver (which I will move to
40 meters) is at These are being served from an Acer "netbook" 11.8" mini-laptop right here in my ham shack at home using the UI-Webserver component of UIview,? via a DDNS link over my home fiber Internet connection.? This is not part of my main?? ??? website hosted by Ionos. The 60-meter receive setup is a pair of ham sticks formed into a
mini-dipole only about 12 feet off the ground to favor local
NVIS.?? I will temporarily use my main 105' G5RV ladder-line-fed
dipole for 40-meter APRS-over-VARA duty.?? (This is the antenna I
normally use for general HF operating.) I have been using a temporary lashup using a Yaesu FT-818 and the
G5RV to monitor 40M APRS for the last two weeks.?? This setup is
NOT serving a map display others can see.??? I am waiting for an order of two Quicksilver Radio 40-m
"QuickSticks" to arrive so I can switch the mini-dipole to 40
meters.?? This is the dipole as it currently exists on 60 meters: I intentionally placed it parallel to the top of the chain-link fence to enhance the NVIS mode.? To enhance the longer-range coverage on 40 I may elevate it a bit.
Stephen H. Smith??? wa8lmf (at) aol.com Skype:??????? WA8LMF EchoLink:? Node #? 14400? [Think bottom of the 2-meter band] Home Page:????????? New? 30 Meter?? APRS-over VARA? Frequency As of 1 Jan 2025.?? Details Here: ???? - APRS over VARA? -- ?? "Studio B" Ham Shack on Wheels ?? - ?
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