APRS for HAMs

Submitted: Thursday, Jul 16, 2009 at 03:56

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andy

I am a licensed HAM living in Europe and visiting Australia regularly, travelling
mainly in the bush. We use an old CODAN (X2 with 10 fixed frequencies) for
communication with VKS.

I have found PSK mail on the internet which also provides APRS which would
allow us to stay in contact with our friends in Australia and family back home
directly..

My questions are:

- how reliable are the PSK Mail servers VK2ETA-1 and VK2ZSZ-1 and what
program is to be used for the protocol PSK125 which seems to be different
from the one (PSK250) used in Europe and the US.

- is it legal to reprogram the CODAN X2 EPROM for 10148.50 kHz, the
frequency of the PSK mailserver (a frequency accessible for HAMs) and to
connect a modem.

- are there more appropriate HAM forums in Australia for my questions above

Thanks for your help

Andy

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Reply By: Member - Toyocrusa (NSW) - Thursday, Jul 16, 2009 at 06:44

Thursday, Jul 16, 2009 at 06:44

Hi. Not sure if they will be what you are looking for. If you type into google "Ham Radio Forum" ( Australia) Quite a few listings come up. May be the info you require. Regards,Bob.

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Follow Up By: andy - Friday, Jul 17, 2009 at 04:28

Friday, Jul 17, 2009 at 04:28

Hi Bob

thanks for the reply. There seems to be only one Australian Ham Forum,
which carries only very little traffic.

Cheers
Andreas

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Reply By: Star Bug - Thursday, Jul 16, 2009 at 19:50

Thursday, Jul 16, 2009 at 19:50

As the holder of a amateur licence you are permited to program and use the codan or any other radio on amateur frequencys, providing you comply with license conditions

As for the status of the APRS ports check here

http://vk2.aprs.net.au/

Cheers

VK6ZAR

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Follow Up By: andy - Friday, Jul 17, 2009 at 04:26

Friday, Jul 17, 2009 at 04:26

Hi Star Bug

thanks for reply. Unfortunately the aprs links of vk2.aprs.net.au pointing to HF
(and Satellite) usage do not exist any more.

Cheers

Andy (HB9EHI)

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