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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><SPAN class=200520020-08052008>Well the
easiest and most reliable digipeater would be using a Kantronics KPC-3+ TNC with
any 2 m radio. Make sure you set the TNC up for remote access to that you
can make programming changes without going up to the digipeater. For
settings, see our NW APRS web site below.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=200520020-08052008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><SPAN class=200520020-08052008>Now since you
mentioned that a home station can make it all the way to Canada, make sure that
all your home stations are set to respond to WIDE1-1. That way any mobile
which is heard by a home station will be digipeated by that home station.
Your mobile should be using a path of WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1 or WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2 just
make sure the first hop is a WIDE1-1 your second hop could go as high as a
WIDE3-3 since you are in a sparsely located area of our NW APRS
network.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=200520020-08052008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><SPAN class=200520020-08052008>Let me know
if you need any specific help,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=200520020-08052008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><SPAN class=200520020-08052008>
<P><FONT size=2>Herb, KB7UVC<BR>NW APRS Group, West Sound Coordinator<BR>Our WEB
Site: <A href="http://www.nwaprs.info/"
target=_blank>http://www.nwaprs.info</A> </FONT></P></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org [mailto:aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>KG4LNG<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 08, 2008 12:56
PM<BR><B>To:</B> TAPR APRS Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> [aprssig] simple
and cheap digapeater?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am wondering what I need to setup a cheap and
simple digapeater. I live out in the middle of nowhere (Babb) Montana.
As I drive into town to get groceries (180 mi round trip) I will hear an APRs
packet about 3 or 4 times in the trip and that is it. The whole area is
covered by wide-area repeaters so I don't think it will be hard to get
permission to put one up. The cost and lack of knowledge is the problem.
I think one in the are would be helpful because Glacier National Park is next
door and the lack of cell phone coverage. Eventually I want to put up a
weather station locally but I think this area needs a digapeater first.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Note: I forgot to mention but if you had a APRs
base station you can reach the diameters in Canada but not with a mobile or a
portable. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any help or advise would greatly be
helpful.</FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>73's and Thank you in advance,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tacker, KG4LNG</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="mailto:kg4lng@vordemberge.net">kg4lng@vordemberge.net</A></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>