[aprssig] APRS 6m MeteorScatter net

[Robert Bruninga]

Just figured an easy way to send out a lot of MS packets without
running special software.  Here are settings for my old MFJ:

MYCALL WB4APR-6
BEACON EVERY 1
UNPROTO APRS6M
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Bruninga [mailto:bruninga at usna.edu] 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 3:14 PM
> To: bruninga at usna.edu; 'TAPR APRS Mailing List'
> Subject: RE: [aprssig] APRS 6m MeteorScatter net
> 
> Everyone with 6m APRS come join us this weekend on 50.62 MHz.
> 
> We arent set up yet for Meteor Scatter timing, but at least
you
> can set a high beacon rate and also see if you capture anyone
> else.  If using an old MFJ TNC, Im going to just set my beacon
> to every 10 seconds all weekend long.
> 
> BTEXT [FM18sx] 6m MS Annapolis 
> BEACON EVERY 1
> 
> Bob, WB4APR
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 6:36 PM
> > 
> > APRS 6m Meteor Scatter:
> > 
> > It looks like we have located maybe 50 of these 6m radios.
> > 
> > These are 100 watt mobiles.  Two kinds:
> > *  70-0375C's  (smaller) 
> > *  0520CWB's?  (bigger but with VHF cross link built in)
> > 
> > Again, my thinking is the worlds largest diversity receiver
> for
> > APRS meteor scatter emergency messaging.  Would be an order
of
> > magnitude better performance than any one station can
achieve.
> > 
> > http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/meteors.html
> > 
> > Althought they need 22 amps for transmit, they only draw 0.5
> > amps on receive which is all we need most of the time at the
> > Igates.
> > 
> > Only problem is they are in Florida, and the cost of
shipping
> is
> > more than the radios.  As we try to figure out what to do
> about
> > all this, it would be nice to know some things:
> > 
> > 1) who else would be interested in one of these?
> > 2) who else has old 6m gear they could XTAL to this freq?
> > 3) who of these then normally runs an Igate?
> > 4) Do prospectives have room for a 100' long wire antenna? 
> > 
> > Cost per radio estimated to be under $100 working with
control
> > heads and mic.
> > 
> > Private replies to wb4apr at amsat.org and I will summarize.
> > Bob, WB4APR
> 
>