FW: [CRAPRS] Dropped packets

[gary.bishop at mchsi.com]

I have an antique HK-232 optimized for HF work monitoring the channel.
It can really dig out a signal from the crud.  Lately, it is almost
continuously receiving bursts of packet information.  From my PHG of 1160,
the antenna is only at 20 feet, and is a 6 db gain VHF marine antenna.

Not all packets received are being decoded by my measly TNC-X used 
for 'Marion's only solar powered digi' but many are.  UI-View has regularly 
shown stations from 175 to
285 miles being picked up.  Yes, I'd say the band is certainly up.

>From your server, you have N9QIP-9 beyond Platteville heard direct at 94.5 
miles out, and N9HOI near Peoria at 106 miles out.  I have many similar
listings on my screen, too.

Makes you wonder what we can do to enjoy this great DX opening on 2 meters.
I'll bet the SSB guys are going crazy.

For APRS, I guess the solution to an open band is not to have a bunch of 
high power, high antenna digis, but be like the cell phone companies:  many
low power, range controlled stations.  It might take a few decades for the
APRS system to reach that stage, if ever.




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From:    "Mark Atherton" <mark-atherton at uiowa.edu>
To:      <craprs at rf.org>
Subject: [CRAPRS] Dropped packets
Date:    Thu, 8 Mar 2007 21:27:07 +0000

X-Been-There: CRAPRS

I've been noticing my own tracker packets are not always heard for the last
couple of days.  But this may be because propagation is so good it causes
the "hidden transmitter" problem.  My digi has heard 335 stations over the
last 24 hours:
http://n0rxd.homeip.net:14439/
So the packet may be dropped because the digi is hearing another, distant
packet at the same time.
-Just my $0.02
Mark N0RXD

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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 21:35:01 +0000
From: gary.bishop at mchsi.com
Subject: [CRAPRS] Re W0CXX-5 not relaying my packets
To: craprs at rf.org
Message-ID:
	
<030720072135.28315.45EF3005000C8F0200006E9B219791336303010CD2079C080C03BF9F
01089C070DD2979D0E09 at mchsi.com>
	

Oh, hello Tom.  Let's try to meet on some repeater tonight, and see if we
can untangle this.  If that's not convenient, I usually hang out on 443.8
MHz, 192.8 Hz tone.  Give me a shout. 

This kind of thing is exactly why we started this list.  I'm glad we are
using it for it's intended purpose.


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