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tdawson-townsend(at)auror
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 Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:00 am Post subject: Lovin' the APRS |
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Passed my amateur radio license exam a couple of months ago, and I’ve been using the Byonics Micro-Trak RTG radio during my flight test period. Works great! So far, I just have put the radio in the corner of the glareshield and plugged it into the cigarette jack, with the antenna going up the co-pilot side edge of the windshield frame (inside). Reception has been fine with that arrangement so far.
Check out my flights at: http://aprs.fi/?call=n52ks&mt=roadmap&z=11&timerange=3600
Click on a year, month, and day on the right hand side to see archives.
Any other RV-10s flying with APRS? The Technician class license test is pretty easy – multiple choice, and you have to get 70 or 75% correct to pass. About 1/3 of the questions on are the rules, 1/3 on Ohm’s law, etc., and 1/3 on general radio hardware.
Cheers,
Tim
Tim Dawson-Townsend
RV-10 N52KS
APRS KB1URG
tdt(at)aurora.aero (tdt(at)aurora.aero)
617-500-4812 (office)
617-905-4800 (mobile)
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rv10builder(at)verizon.ne
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| Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:41 am Post subject: Lovin' the APRS |
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I plan to go this route. There is always the concern of where I am at a certain time. Funny how this happened right after I got married!
I find it interesting that the radio picked you up over the water as well. I'll need to find out the range of the signals to determine just how far one can go into the mountains and wilderness before not being picked up.
From: Dawson-Townsend,Timothy (tdawson-townsend(at)aurora.aero)
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 10:56 AM
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Subject: Lovin' the APRS
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Passed my amateur radio license exam a couple of months ago, and I’ve been using the Byonics Micro-Trak RTG radio during my flight test period. Works great! So far, I just have put the radio in the corner of the glareshield and plugged it into the cigarette jack, with the antenna going up the co-pilot side edge of the windshield frame (inside). Reception has been fine with that arrangement so far.
Check out my flights at: http://aprs.fi/?call=n52ks&mt=roadmap&z=11&timerange=3600
Click on a year, month, and day on the right hand side to see archives.
Any other RV-10s flying with APRS? The Technician class license test is pretty easy – multiple choice, and you have to get 70 or 75% correct to pass. About 1/3 of the questions on are the rules, 1/3 on Ohm’s law, etc., and 1/3 on general radio hardware.
Cheers,
Tim
Tim Dawson-Townsend
RV-10 N52KS
APRS KB1URG
tdt(at)aurora.aero (tdt(at)aurora.aero)
617-500-4812 (office)
617-905-4800 (mobile)
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dlm46007(at)cox.net
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| Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:57 am Post subject: Lovin' the APRS |
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Ditto. I installed the Byonics MT AIO APRS permanently under the fiberglass fairing forward of the vertical and wired to track whenever the Master or avionics Master is on. My wife can now watch my progress on flightaware if IFR or flight following and via the internet if VFR. The only place where i have found digipeaters lacking is south of MEV at 12000 MSL.
I routinely set in the family room and watch/track when a buddy flies the aircraft.
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Tim Olson
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| Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 11:07 am Post subject: Lovin' the APRS |
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A long long ways.... I only have the 300mw version, and I have
nearly continuous coverage on all flights. For something like
the Bahamas, or Alaska, it may be best to have SPOT, or Spidertracks,
but APRS actually does a better job at giving a great track than
those do, if you like seeing where you went. I have a trip
write-up that I'm just finishing in the next couple days
that shows some over-mountain time, so I'll post on that when I'm
done and then you can see how the coverage was.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD
do not archive
On 10/26/2010 1:37 PM, Pascal wrote:
| Quote: | I plan to go this route. There is always the concern of where I am at a
certain time. Funny how this happened right after I got married!
I find it interesting that the radio picked you up over the water as
well. I'll need to find out the range of the signals to determine just
how far one can go into the mountains and wilderness before not being
picked up.
*From:* Dawson-Townsend,Timothy <mailto:tdawson-townsend(at)aurora.aero>
*Sent:* Tuesday, October 26, 2010 10:56 AM
*To:* rv10-list(at)matronics.com <mailto:rv10-list(at)matronics.com>
*Subject:* Lovin' the APRS
Group:
Passed my amateur radio license exam a couple of months ago, and I’ve
been using the Byonics Micro-Trak RTG radio during my flight test
period. Works great! So far, I just have put the radio in the corner of
the glareshield and plugged it into the cigarette jack, with the antenna
going up the co-pilot side edge of the windshield frame (inside).
Reception has been fine with that arrangement so far.
Check out my flights at:
http://aprs.fi/?call=n52ks&mt=roadmap&z=11&timerange=3600
<http://aprs.fi/?call=n52ks&mt=roadmap&z=11&timerange=3600>
Click on a year, month, and day on the right hand side to see archives.
Any other RV-10s flying with APRS? The Technician class license test is
pretty easy – multiple choice, and you have to get 70 or 75% correct to
pass. About 1/3 of the questions on are the rules, 1/3 on Ohm’s law,
etc., and 1/3 on general radio hardware.
Cheers,
Tim
Tim Dawson-Townsend
RV-10 N52KS
APRS KB1URG
tdt(at)aurora.aero <mailto:tdt(at)aurora.aero>
617-500-4812 (office)
617-905-4800 (mobile)
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dlm46007(at)cox.net
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| Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 11:27 am Post subject: Lovin' the APRS |
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the MTAIO varies between 1 and 10 watts. I am transmitting at 10 watts every
30 seconds. The biggest recepton problems are low altitude over sparsely
populated areas. The transmission is 144.39MH and is line of sight. Check
the AIM for height above terrain reception of VORs(108-118 MH). They are in
the VHF band also.
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