My transmitter won't go that far out of band. I can only go from 144-147 (roughly) without losing synthesizer lock. 73 Allen KG6HXO...
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Robert Bruninga
wb4apr
Dec 1, 2006 2:21 pm
... .35 or .34? Just kibitzing from afar, I would have assumed that 144.34 was it becasuse that is what all of the original pocket-trackers came on. And that...
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Steve Friis
sfriis2002
Dec 1, 2006 2:36 pm
... I meant to say 144.990. Z...
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CaptALord@...
vhsproducts
Dec 1, 2006 2:51 pm
Steve, No problem, I thought you must have a pretty special SAR group to be using a Federal frequency! :) 73 Allen KG6HXO...
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VA7OTC JD Erskine
va7otc
Dec 1, 2006 5:42 pm
... Indeed, as req and secondary to APRS, the common ARDF 2m freq in use in NA is 146.565 MHz. Tnx es 73, John VA7OTC VE0JD/mm Victoria, BC ...
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CaptALord@...
vhsproducts
Dec 1, 2006 8:48 pm
John Thanks! I need to find out if I can put in both 10 and 15 KHz channel steps into the synthesizer. At least this will give me a chance to help out those ...
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vhsproducts
Dec 5, 2006 1:33 am
VHS and Byonics are pleased to offer the new Micro-Trak 300, version 1.3. Version 1.3 has improved features, including higher power efficiency, greater ease of...
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CaptALord@...
vhsproducts
Dec 5, 2006 1:43 am
My apologies, I meant to send that last post to the TinyTrak group. 73 Allen KG6HXO...
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Tom Hayward
kd7lxl
Dec 5, 2006 2:28 am
Surface mount? I hope! Tom, KD7LXL...
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CaptALord@...
vhsproducts
Dec 5, 2006 3:13 am
Tom, You can see a picture of it at: _www.byonics.com/microtrak300_ (http://www.byonics.com/microtrak300) . The new unit uses two surface mount parts, the 5 ...
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Robert Bruninga
wb4apr
Dec 11, 2006 10:03 pm
... CaptALord@... ... The APRS Satellite Frequency. 145.825 MHz. About 5 watts will get into the satellite. Bob, WB4APR...
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Bob Wagner
bwagner633
Dec 12, 2006 12:00 am
We use 144.34, and a lot of the high altitude balloons use it. Bob Wagner Alpine Rescue Team _____ From: SAR_APRS@yahoogroups.com...
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CaptALord@...
vhsproducts
Dec 12, 2006 2:23 am
Roger that. 144.340 seems to be a popular request. So far that looks like it is going to be channel 1, the lowest APRS freq anyone has asked about. Thanks! ...
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CaptALord@...
vhsproducts
Dec 12, 2006 3:01 am
I thought you may want to see a synopsis of APRS frequency requests: 144.340 Seattle, other low power users, many requests. 144.350 Puget Sound 144.390...
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Francisco Diaz
np3od
Dec 14, 2006 2:03 pm
Hi, One frequency you should keep also in mind is the 144.990 for low power operations as suggested by Bob Bruninga in his article "Fixing the 144.390 APRS...
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CaptALord@...
vhsproducts
Dec 14, 2006 4:38 pm
Francisco, et al, Thanks, I completely forgot about 144.990! It will definitely be in the initial programming. The frequency agile Micro-Trak will be able to...
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vhsproducts
Dec 15, 2006 8:53 pm
Is anyone using 6 meters for APRS-SAR work? What if any freq's are in use? Allen KG6HXO...
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ssobods
Dec 17, 2006 1:23 am
Has anyone used the 5V inside the KPC-3 to power their GPS? The GPS only draws 80mA and it would save from putting another regulator in the package. Steve ...
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Scott Miller
n1vg
Dec 17, 2006 2:02 am
My question would be, why use the KPC-3 at all? It's not a very good tracker. There are several other options that'll give you plenty of regulated 5 volts...
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Bob Bruninga
wb4apr
Dec 17, 2006 3:18 am
... I use the 5v inside to power evreything in our little LABsats. But then we do not power all that much except some telemetry circuits. But since students...
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Bob Bruninga
wb4apr
Dec 17, 2006 3:36 am
... I meant to add this link: http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/labsats.html about half way down the page "see details of the TNC MODS". It shows how I add a...
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ssobods
Dec 17, 2006 3:56 am
The KPC-3+ is for vehicles that are to be used for vehicle trackers that will also be Digipeaters. Among the features I also needed was the ability to remote...
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Robert Bruninga
wb4apr
Dec 17, 2006 4:05 pm
... But anything that does a job and is reliable and is well understood (in the tens of thousands) is a good investment in my book. And with discrete...
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Bob Wagner
bwagner633
Dec 17, 2006 5:51 pm
I have used it for both Garmin etrex and the Deluo. It works but it gets hot. I made a heat sink from some aluminum and made it so it was glued to the 5v IC...
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Robert Bruninga
wb4apr
Dec 17, 2006 7:46 pm
... That works well. But sometimes an easier method is this: Move the heat away from the regulator by inserting a series resistor between the 13.8v and the...
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ssobods
Dec 17, 2006 7:49 pm
My point on the descrete component issue is two fold: 1. Cost, I've been in manufacturing for years and it is costly to build thru hole descrete designs. As...
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Tom Hayward
kd7lxl
Dec 19, 2006 8:59 am
During searches, I typically run some sort of mapping software (DeLorme Street Atlas for urban, Maptech TNP for wilderness) on my laptop in my Jeep. I want to...
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Peter Devanney
pdevanney
Dec 19, 2006 12:43 pm
Try GPSGate from Franson. It is reasonably priced for the functionality and reliability. http://franson.com/gpsgate/ I run UI-View, Search HQ, Delorme SA 2007,...
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Herb Gerhardt
p151923
Jan 1, 2007 11:27 pm
Since I did not get any responses to my original post, I finally got around to opening up this radio to see if it was anything obvious. I could not see ...
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Gary Newlin
n6mzx
Jan 2, 2007 4:45 am
Herb, More than likely the solder joints in the external power jack, or the jack itself, have failed. The damage to the cable connector make this almost a ...
