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

[Gary Bishop]

  I have a digipeater in a box that I could permit to be redeployed at Green Mountain.  I let Jerry use it, and it developed a problem that since has been fixed. (Nothing to do with Jerry's use, it just wasn't configured correctly by me.)  It's not fancy; it's a tnc-x with a digi board, a Radio Shack HTX-202, and a gel cell in a small metal carry box.  The box is not water proof, so it would have to be located in another waterproof tote or similar protection.  The gel cell has run for 4-5 days before needing recharging.  I also have a 12-volt solar panel that will keep the battery up almost indefinitely.  A small magmount antenna could be included, if deployed near any high and clear metal.  I can't arrange delivery, but could get this to you or another ham for positioning.

 

Friends with any grain elevator operators in the area?


 

 

> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:48:41 -0500
> From: ron.tonneson at gmail.com
> To: craprs at rf.org
> Subject: Re: [CRAPRS] APRS coverage of the Atkins to Marshalltown MS-150 bike route
> 
> Posting from the CRAPRS mailing list:
> 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:
> > Posting from the CRAPRS mailing list:
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > 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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