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W0NE Winlink Net Roster - Week 21
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Happy Friday everyone,
After attempting this week's exercise on my Kenwood HT, I can say that my fingers got a good exercise as well.? Based on some of the comments I wasn't the only person who struggled a little this week.? Here is the roster: W2ILT, MARTIN, LAUREL SPRINGS, CAMDEN, NJ, VHF Packet W2ILT, MARTIN, LAUREL SPRINGS, CAMDEN, NJ, APRS (via?aprsemail2@...) KD9POL, Rodney, Viola, Richland, WI, Telnet ben ku0hn lewiston mn usa thd7 (via APRSLink)
Ben, KU0HN, Lewiston, MN, USA, APRSDroid??
KD9KGQ, checking in via PinPoint APRS (via aprsemail2@...) Ken, W9GM, La Crosse, La Crosse County, WI, USA, VARA (noted that this was a backup check-in in case the APRS check-in didn't work)
KF9CP, Paul, Farmington, Dakota, MN? (HF VARA)
I believe this is Rodney's first check-in so welcome to the net. I'll share some of my struggles here and anyone who wants to chime in on what did or did not work for them, please do. My first check-in was from my TH-D7 HT.? My goal was to check-in using the native APRS on the HT with no additional hardware.? After figuring out that I had never actually configured APRS on the radio before (it doesn't have built-in GPS so not a priority) I finally got my callsign and path correct.? I discovered that I had to use my base callsign with no SSID in order for Winlink to log me in with APRSLink.? I then immediately suffered a PTSD attack from texting people on cell phones from 20 years ago.? I didn't like it then and it turns out I still hate inputting text with a numeric keypad. My second check-in was using APRSDroid on my phone and a different HT and a Mobilinkd.? I also had an old Motorola commercial HT amp that I re-tuned for 2 meters in line.? I figured I'd test checking in and the amp's data capabilities at the same time.? That turned out to be a dumb idea since the amp is pretty slow with it's turn-around time and my APRS messages failed due to never getting the acks.? After getting a 2 hour ban from APRSLink (oops) I took the amp out of line and was able to check in.? It sure was easier to type on the phone, but with that setup I may as well have just used WoAD. I see everyone else who did APRS check-ins used EMAIL2.? I suspect that didn't have as much back and forth logging in, etc... To give this NCO a break, I think we will do a standard check-in next week. 73, Ben - KU0HN |
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I also have the Kenwood TH-D7A radios, but have not used them since I moved back to NJ from SC. I do remember that aside from the keypad entry, you can also use the knob on top to scroll through the letters and numbers when you are in the mode for entering data. The knob is much faster than trying to go through all of the keyboard pressing on the radio keypad.? Respectfully submitted, |
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