Re: APRS Weather standalone

Jim,

As fate would have it, the August issue is the only one this year that I
*don't* have.

I looked at the ARRL website to see if their articles are online, and this
one is not available online.

Any chance you can email me a jpg, bmp or gif copy ? Thanks !

*Watt




"Jim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Read  August 2003 QST.
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>
> "*Watt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > Greetings,
> >
> > I am looking at putting up a standalone APRS weather unit, and would
like
> to
> > hear from anyone who has done this successfully.
> >
> > This will be at a remote location, where it will be a major pain in the
> rear
> > to do a reset, so reliability will be a top priority.
> >
> > We will have access to 110v at the location, but since it is out in the
> > boonies it is susceptible to brief outages.
> >
> > The equipment that I have looked at is the Peet Bros 2k and 2100, which
> > advertises APRS compatibility out of the box.   Is anyone actually using
> one
> > ?
> >
> > If we go with Peet Bros, which TNC has worked for you ?
> >
> > And this is a standalone, dedicated operation for APRS, is one of the
low
> > cost MFJ packet radios suitable for this environemnt ? Are they durable
> > enough ?
> >
> > Any other radio suggestions ?
> >
> > Thanks for your opinions...
> >
> > Watt
> >
> >
> >
>
>