Dave,<br><br>All excellent ideas, except I see a problem here:<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 10:28 PM, David Dobbins <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ddobbins@gmail.com">ddobbins@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">We’re also encouraging makers of the VHF trackers to add 9600bd capability to their products. For those folks in areas oversaturated by APRS packets, I suggest the next time you make the mountaintop digipeater run to replace the existing VHF radio with a Kenwood TM-D700/D710 and give dual-APRS ops at 1200bd and 9600bd a try.<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse;"></span><br>
</blockquote></div><br>Most APRS first timers have a hard enough time tuning a 1k2 tracker for proper deviation levels. Setting the 9600 levels without a service monitor is practically impossible. The only real solution for 9k6 APRS for the lay user is to get any of Kenwood D7/700/710 or Yaesu FTM-350/VX-8 radios. <br>
<br>Having someone that doesn't have the proper equipment to set the levels for a 9k6 sig is an invitation for dismay and dissatisfaction. As with any project though, you must build out infrastructure to see reliable coverage and results over a given area.<br>
<br>Good leg work and validation of the 144.35/144.39 scenario. A dedicated D700/710 is definitely the way to go there.<br><br>73,<br>Randy<br>WF5X<br><br>