[aprssig] APRS in Washington, Oregon, BC, Banff

[Randy Pence]

Thanks for the help Curt

Looks like I will plan on packing the amp.

Randy

Curt, WE7U wrote:

>On Mon, 22 May 2006, Randy Pence wrote:
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>>I am going to be spending the last two weeks in July in Wa, Org, BC and
>>Banff. I would like to run APRS in the rental car. I would like to keep
>>equipment to a minimum. Would I be able to consistently work digies with
>>5 watts from a D7AG and a quarter wave mag mount? I have a 30 watt RS
>>amplifier I could take along but do not wish to pack if not needed.
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>You may need to bump up your power in some areas.  I find that 20 or
>25 watts works well.  People running TH-D7A's do well in the Seattle
>and probably Portland and Vancouver/Victoria areas, but between the
>major centers you're probably going to want more power to be seen.
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>>What
>>would be the correct Unproto to use for reliable communications so the
>>friends back home could keep up with me on Find You?
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>In our NWAPRS network which covers the entire area you describe, use
>"WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1".
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