<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I just recently setup my Igate at home
for a temporary test for a friend. Now that the test is over, it
just sitting idle. I have been thinking about alternate frequencies
and such for APRS tests. Listening to 144.39 now you hear a lot of
those 10- 20 watt trackers, not many of the 1/4 watt QRP trackers anymore.
I live close enough to the main digi in town (Hiawatha) there is
about 100% coverage of my area.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I have hard talk of the following alternate
frequencies for trackers, and wondered if anybody else is experimenting
with alternate frequencies, or something other that the standard 144.390
stuff?</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Here is a quick list of the frequencies
I have seen listed looking thru the various email newsgroups , but I have
yet to hear anybody else on any of them. Anybody else running alternate
frequencies? </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">50.620 (FM) 1200 baud 6 meter band (simplex)</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">144.390(FM) 1200 baud 2 meter US (simplex)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">144.990(FM) 1200 baud secondary US (simplex)
Nobody heard here</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">144.350(FM) 1200 & 9600 baud APRS
alternate (Washinton State)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">144.360(FM) 1200 baud baloon tracking
(simplex)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">145.800(FM) ISS Packet (alternate)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">145.825(FM) ISS Packet</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">222.090(FM) 1200 baud (simplex)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">223.600(FM) 9600 baud (simplex)</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">445.925(FM) 1200 baud APRS (East Coast)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">438.975(FM) 9600 baud APRS (So. California)</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">440.800(FM) 9600 Baud NW US</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">440.875(FM) 9600 baud (Washinton State)</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Thanks,</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Dave</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">W0IM</font>
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