[aprssig] Mt. Washington NH coverage?

[B. Hildebrand]

In following the discussion about maps, range and PHG, here is a comparison link to a little program I have worked on the last few weeks.  Note, the link may only be valid for a hour or so as this is my work IP address, and I'll be disconnecting the computer running the host shortly. The latter link shows PHG circles and shows the map "Range" from the center of the map.  If the range is says, 12.5 miles, that means 12.5 miles from the center of the map, usually on the vertical.

http://mm.aprs.net/map.cgi?map=APRSworld&lat=44.27050&lon=-71.30417&call=*&range=1

http://71.119.235.13:8800/lookup.apl?callsign=44.27050+%2F+-71.30417&zoom=12&Submit=Map&R=50&location=2

Brent KH2Z


aprssig-request at lists.tapr.org wrote:

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> Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 17:44:09 -0400
> From: Brian Riley <brianbr at mac.com>
> Subject: Re: [aprssig] Mt. Washington NH coverage?
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> I would have to say, that your are out of luck.
> 
>      <http://mm.aprs.net/map.cgi? 
> map=APRSworld&lat=44.27050&lon=-71.30417&call=*&range=1>
> 
>   MTWASH is an object not an actual station. There is nothing that  
> even your D700 could get  to on the Tuck side. And I know from my  
> trip down 302 through Crawford Notch the last few years that coverage  
> down there is spotty at best but of no use on the Tuck side. If the  
> D7 worked in any way it would be a random bounce of the high steep  
> walls of Pinkham Notch.
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> On May 30, 2006, at 9:01 AM, JC wrote:
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>> I'll be hiking up the SE side of Mt. Washington to Tuckermans  
>> Ravine this week and I have been trying to find out if  my D7  
>> tracker will be heard. I'm helping with an avalanche course ( and  
>> going to due some skiing) and some hams at home are interested in  
>> looking over my shoulder.  I've tried to contact some APRS ops in  
>> the area but probably not far enough in advance. Anyone know if  
>> there is any APRS coverage there? Path that I should use other than  
>> the Wide2-2? I may try and use my D700 mobile as a Digi if I can  
>> figure out the details. Although I don't think it's location (down  
>> in the valley) will help much. Any information will be greatly  
>> appreciated by me and the watchers.
>> Thanks,
>> Jim
>> KB2TZR
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> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 18:02:20 -0400
> From: "Robert Bruninga" <bruninga at usna.edu>
> Subject: Re: [aprssig] Mt. Washington NH coverage?
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> Thanks!
> Grrr.... and here it is easy to see why I hate maps that do 
> not have a range scale on them!  Unless one is familiair with
> MT washington, it is impoossible to tell from this map
> if the view is 5 miles across, or 50...   THis is my
> pet -pieve, that ALL maps must display a range scale
> or some kind of legend to give the viewer a clue
> what scale he is looking at...  grumble....  Bob, Wb4APR