APRS Station - K4LRG Field Day 2005

The Loudoun Amateur Radio Group
Operating From Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, Loudoun County, Virginia
K4LRG's FD-2005 APRS KE4S - Dave Putman Captain
K4LRG-FD APRS Digirepeater

KE4S Dave Putman at his APRS DigiRepeater. Photograph by Norm styer - AI2C de Clarkes Gap, VA.

Dave Putman, KE4S, established an APRS station at the LARG - K4LRG Field Day Site. This was a technology demostration station for our visitors. It identify as K4LRG - FD.

Dave provides the following information about his system.

From: "Dave Putman (KE4S)" Tue June 7, 2005 2:51 pm
Subject: APRS Field Day Planning

For all LARG APRS Users.

On Field Day 2005 I plan to establish a temporary APRS digipeater at the LARG Field Day site - Banshee Reeks Park. The digi will operate using the parameters set up by Bob Bruninga, WB4APR.

The system will digipeat on TEMPn-N and RELAY Call sign K4LRG-6 (or K4LRG-FD if I can make a tactical call sign work correctly)

Operating frequency 145.01 MHz

To set your trackers, you will want to set the following parameters:

operating frequency 145.01
UNPROTO path APRSFD VIA TEMP3-3

Any questions or suggestions will be welcome. Dave KE4S

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This station operated well and was being repeated by Steve Tedesco - KB2CEV's Digirepeater located in South Riding; Steve had moved his repeater to the FD APRS frequency. Boyd Garrett - N5CTI had a wrist-mounted GPS-APRS unit that also operated successfully as he walked around the FD site. Norm Styer - AI2C played with his mobile unit but gave up; later, he discovered tha he had inadvertently turned off his beacon - too many menu - it's sure not like Charlie Whiskey. We're getting better at this and there are over a dozen GPS-APRS units now operational in LARG.

APRS Digirepeater Antenna System by Dave Putman - KE4S. Photograph by Norm Styer - AI2C de Clarkes Gap, VA.

K4LRG-FD APRS
Digiepeater Antenna System
By
Dave Putman - KE4S
Of Leesburg, Virginia

Boyd Garrett - N5CTI
Of Sterling, Virginia

Explains some of the finer points to his family
as Dave Putman - KE4S checks system performance.

N5CTI Boyd Garrett explains APRS to his children. Photograph by Norm Styer - AI2C de Clarkes Gap, VA.

FindU Internet Information

Had you checked on K4LRG-FD via the Internet then you would have found us. Visit the bottom of our 'Announcement's Page' to check on our other operations. Below are some files returned from FindU off the Internet.

A Zoomable Regular Road Map

FindU Raod Map. Filed from FindU Internet Site by Norm Styer - AI2C de Clarkes Gap, VA.

A Regional Weather RADAR Map

Regional Weather Map from FindU Internet Site filed by Norm Styer - AI2C de Clarkes Gap, VA.

The Zoomable Topographic Map

Topo Map from FindU Internet Site filed by Norm Styer - AI2C de Clarkes Gap, VA.

An Zoomable Aerial View

Aerial photo from FindU Internet Site filed by Norm Styer - AI2C de Clarkes Gap, VA.

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