[CRAPRS] APRS coverage of the Atkins to Marshalltown MS-150 bike route

[Ron Tonneson]

Bob,

NF0T has been on in Marshalltown but at times seams to be missing, not 
sure what is going on over there.  You might want to try and contact him 
at kb0jqo at amsat.org

Ron - K0QVF

Bob Klaus gmail wrote:
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> FYI:  I drove the route of next weekend's MS-15 bike ride (Atkins to 
> marshalltown and back) 
> http://bikenth.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Bike/NTHBikeEvents?fr_id=10600&pg=entry 
> <http://bikenth.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Bike/NTHBikeEvents?fr_id=10600&pg=entry> 
> I had a 45 Watt Icom IC-3220H transceiver connected to an OpenTracker2 
> TNC.   I thought there was a digipeater in Marshaltown. Evidently not. 
>   You can see from the attached track that coverage is great until I 
> descend into the Salt Creek valley 2 miles east of Hwy 63.  Only two 
> beacons were received west of Hwy 63, both at high spots: 1 mile west 
> of Garwin and at Green Mountain.  These beacons were picked up by 
> N0INX-1 (Grimes) and  N0BKB-1 (Arbor Hill).   A temporary fill-in 
> digipeater located at Green Mountain (elevation 1024 feet) should 
> cover the western half of the bike route.   Bob Klaus N0YWB  
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