As a followup to my earlier message I'd like to say thanks to those who have contributed to this thread.<div><br></div><div>We'll continue experimenting/implementing our ideas on 96kbd both VHF and UHF in the Puget Sound region.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I have a couple questions to answer and will get to them this evening.</div><div><br></div><div>Bob's idea of a duplex-APRS 144.39/.99 is interesting to me. I sure would like to see this implemented somewhere "big" for a year or so, and report back with how it worked out.</div>
<div><br></div><div>We have resolved some of the x-banding issues. One goal has always been to make it transparent to the mobile users on different freqs/baud rates to hear/see each other, and exchange data with each other. The x-band messaging seems to be resolved, for the most part, through some ingenious hams we have in Puget Sound. You guys rock!</div>
<div><br></div><div>We're also deep into iGating from the mountaintop, and seeing the advantages that has to offer. More on this later, after we do some more proof-of-concept testing.</div><div><br></div><div>Some discussion about just making the transition to 96kbd on 144.39 likely won't fly.....ever. I still see people using RELAY in their path, WIDE5-5 occasionally, and a too-slowly diminishing number of non-S WIDE digipeaters. Those are all easy changes to implement and if we can't get past making those kinds of changes, something requiring a change in equipment will never fly.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Speaking of flying......as I'm into Near Space Projects with high altitude ballooning, check out K6RPT-11 balloon at 110kft+ just entered Nevada and still going east. Sure glad I'm not in that chase crew. Perhaps the guys in Utah will help recover????</div>
<div><br></div><div>Regards, David K7GPS</div><div>NWAPRS Spokane Coordinator</div>