[MiQP-Mail] Mobiles on APRS

[ku8e at bellsouth.net]

I'm pretty sure the packet spots increased the size of our pileups in the GQP.
Isn't that why we all go mobile in the first place ??

CU at the other end of that pileup this weekend....

Jeff


> 
> From: Jimk8mr at aol.com
> Date: 2007/04/19 Thu AM 10:14:50 EST
> To: miqp-mail at miqp.org
> Subject: Re: [MiQP-Mail] Mobiles on APRS
> 
> K8K/m will not have APRS.
>  
> For those who wish to use spotting (which will put you in the multi op  
> category), keep in mind the county hunters spotting  network, at:   www.w6rk.com   
> (click on County  Spotting).     It gets lots of activity, and includes a  
> route mapping feature.  The map, however, does not show county names  or lines, 
> so it can be a little hard to read.
>  
> One interesting thing with the maps is how a busted location can show  up as 
> a very out of the way detour. (look at K4BAI's route in the GaQP).
>  
> IMHO (which may not necessarily be the official MiQP position) is that  
> spotting, especially of the mobiles, in a moderate and non-favorite way on the  DX 
> cluster is a good thing, in that it alerts a lot of people in real time  that 
> MiQP is going on.  If that gets some people to turn on their  transmitters and 
> work some people in Michigan, that is good.
>  
>  
> 73  -  Jim   K8MR       
>  
> K8K - The Special K Station in MiQP 2007
> 
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