There is the "roverstatus" app that I've used before - it takes your GPS
location and a note (frequency or whatever) and beacons to Twitter, that
gets scraped and posted to the cluster and to APRS-IS.
Honestly, while I've beaconed both with the app and with a mobile radio
dedicated to APRS I have to wonder if it is ever at all useful. Does anyone
watch APRS for rovers?
73
Sean WA1TE
On Tue, Dec 17, 2019, 19:40 Detrick Merz <detrick@merzhaus.org> wrote:
> This is an underrated tactic in VHF contesting. Roving is chaotic, so using
> APRS is a fantastic idea. With a bit of automation, your beacons can report
> not only your location, but current band/mode/etc. Do it with something
> like a Raspberry Pi and you now have a reliable time source for those
> time-sensitive digital modes. Not to mention a way for your logging
> software to always know what grid you're in automatically, and the ability
> to let you quickly know what heading to use to aim at another station. I've
> never quite understood why APRS hasn't seemed to take off for VHF roving.
>
> -detrick
> K4IZ
>
> On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 8:44 PM <barry@k7bwh.com> wrote:
>
> > When I'm roving, I beacon my position to everyone via APRS.
> > I announce it in advance so then they can track me at
> http://aprs.fi/k7bwh
> > to know where to point.
> > I'm certain it provides a few more contacts and simplifies my driving
> > duties. I can work people over and over, each time I move into a new grid
> > square.
> > VHF contests are great!
> > Barry K7BWH
> > Seattle, WA CN87us
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of
> > Mark
> > Spencer
> > Sent: Monday, December 16, 2019 5:33 PM
> > To: Drew Arnett <kb9fko@gmail.com>
> > Cc: vhfcontesting@contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] VHFcontesting Digest, Vol 204, Issue 14
> >
> > When roving I try to keep a radio listening to 50 MHz at all times (even
> if
> > I can only use a whip antenna.)
> >
> > Mark S
> > VE7AFZ
> >
> > mark@alignedsolutions.com
> > 604 762 4099
> >
> > > On Dec 16, 2019, at 5:17 PM, Drew Arnett <kb9fko@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > If 6 is open, 6 is busy. :-) Have had some sporadic E either June or
> > > January show up late say 9 or 10p local.
> > >
> > > Overnight seems to be empty for normal contacts. That's why I added
> > > learning WSJTX to do meteor scatter during the early morning hours. I
> > > haven't played seriously in the VHF since getting up to speed on that,
> > > but I figured it would be a great way to add multipliers and to fill
> > > some of that dead time.
> > >
> > > But for regular phone VHF+ QSOs, it's the sorts of time folks can jump
> > > on the radio. Usually pick up different folks on different days (as
> > > some can't play both days) and pick up some in the evening when they
> > > get a chance to play for a bit. So figure stuff like that. Any game
> > > of interest will impact participation as well.
> > >
> > > I love the VHF contests. Have fun!
> > >
> > > Drew
> > > n7da
> > >
> > >> Message: 4
> > >> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 15:03:39 +0000 (UTC)
> > >> From: Buddy Morgan <beamar@aol.com>
> > >> To: VHFcontesting@contesting.com
> > >> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Busy times during VHF contests
> > >> Message-ID: <511910270.9195431.1576508619696@mail.yahoo.com>
> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> > >>
> > >> In a contest results article, in QST, some years ago, it said that
> more
> > contacts were made in the first hour of the contest, than any other time.
> > That only thing I can add: I have never made a QSO between 2300 and 0600,
> > local time.
> > >>
> > >> Buddy WB4OMG
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