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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Subject:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> RE: [ScoutRadio] Operation from Philmont (APRS?)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I just checked APRS coverage at Philmont </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Scout Ranch </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">and was shocked to see no APRS digipeater at the ranch or anywhere near it. See the plot:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="http://aprs.org/scouts/Philmont-APRS.png">http://aprs.org/scouts/Philmont-APRS.png</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">New Mexico has always been one of the most widely covered APRS networks in the County with digipeaters on more than 15 peaks throught the state, all li</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">nk</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">ed into the APRS network and able to track an APRS HT almost anywhere…</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Hummh… except for Philmont. Interesting</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">. They are on the very edge of the PHG plot, so maybe it does actually work? Anyone know?</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">A good project if not…</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">To check APRS activity anytime, anywhere, see <a href="http://aprs.fi">http://aprs.fi</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Bob, WB4APR</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Subject:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Re: [ScoutRadio] Operation from Philmont</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Great ranch, was at the training center as a youth when my dad was taking a Chaplain course and did a trek in 2010 with a troop crew including my son.</p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I’m on the advancement committee in Pacific Skyline Council, reviewing Eagle projects. Former Scoutmaster, etc.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">SOTA seems like a natural fit with Scouting. I’ve been promoting it locally, but there is a lot more potential.</p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">Walter Underwood<br><a href="http://observer.wunderwood.org/">http://observer.wunderwood.org/</a> (my blog)</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>