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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hello. It all comes down
to the antenna. We are testing Byon’s PocketTracker here in <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sweden</st1:place></st1:country-region> in
gliders. <st1:metricconverter ProductID="100 Km" w:st="on">100 km</st1:metricconverter>
is no problem, subject to a good antenna! We have tried various antennas and positions,
and ‘your mileage will vary’ as they say. From a glider at <st1:metricconverter
ProductID="1500 m" w:st="on">1500 m</st1:metricconverter> altitude, I pick up
the packets on my TH-D7 at <st1:metricconverter ProductID="100 Km" w:st="on">100
km</st1:metricconverter>. The antenna on the tracker is a <st1:metricconverter
ProductID="50 cm" w:st="on">50 cm</st1:metricconverter> wire. With a rubber
antenna, the range is much much less. I guess with a hang glider, the antenna
is out in the air. But I recommend you use a good size wire or stick, not a rubber
‘dummy load’!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>73 and Good Luck!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>SM0JWX/Rikard<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>Från:</span></font></b><font size=2
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aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org [mailto:aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>För </span></b>Andrew Rich<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Skickat:</span></b> den 18 april 2006 21:36<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Till:</span></b> TAPR List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Kopia:</span></b> ozaprs<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Ämne:</span></b> [aprssig] Hang Glider APRS</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'>Gudday</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In contact with the local hang glider club. One guy is going
to fly <st1:metricconverter ProductID="100 Km" w:st="on">100 Km</st1:metricconverter>'s
cross country.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Now I have to make the decision wether the pocket tracker
will make the distance.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I measured it with a comms test set - 168 mW.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Anyone had expereince with RF vs Distance from airborne
objects ?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>-----------------------------------------<br>
Andrew Rich<br>
Amateur radio callsign VK4TEC<br>
email: </span></font><a href="mailto:vk4tec@tech-software.net"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>vk4tec@tech-software.net</span></font></a><br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>web:
http://www.tech-software.net<br>
Brisbane AUSTRALIA </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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