Re: [Elecraft] Slightly Off-Topic: Roving update of default repeater station

2013-09-17 Thread Bob
: [Elecraft] Slightly Off-Topic: Roving update of default repeater station This question has nothing to do with Elecraft rigs (well, possibly remotely if I assume a KX3 as mobile with the future to be provided 2-meter option). Yesterday I drove to Portland from my QTH of Kirkland near Seattle

Re: [Elecraft] Slightly Off-Topic: Roving update of default repeater station

2013-09-10 Thread Mel Farrer
Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 9:46 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Slightly Off-Topic: Roving update of default repeater station This question has nothing to do with Elecraft rigs (well, possibly remotely if I assume a KX3 as mobile with the future to be provided 2-meter

[Elecraft] Slightly Off-Topic: Roving update of default repeater station

2013-09-10 Thread Phil Hystad
This question has nothing to do with Elecraft rigs (well, possibly remotely if I assume a KX3 as mobile with the future to be provided 2-meter option). Yesterday I drove to Portland from my QTH of Kirkland near Seattle. This is a 3 1/2 hour trip down I-5 (and, the return). In the Seattle

Re: [Elecraft] Slightly Off-Topic: Roving update of default repeater station

2013-09-10 Thread Rose
Hi Phil, I'm a retired law enforcement radio tech. To answer your question, many agencies that have multiple radio systems ... both simplex and repeater ... do use GPS location to steer the frequency selection of their mobiles. Some have all their repeaters on the same RF frequencies and use

Re: [Elecraft] Slightly Off-Topic: Roving update of default repeater station

2013-09-10 Thread Ray Cadmus
It does exist for some systems. There is a Repeater Book app for Android - don't know about Apple stuff. Anyway, it will do a blue-tooth setup for Yaesu radios (817, 857) via a blue-tooth adapter. Check it out. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zbm2.repeaterbookhl=en May

Re: [Elecraft] Slightly Off-Topic: Roving update of default repeater station

2013-09-10 Thread rv6amark
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 9:46 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Slightly Off-Topic: Roving update of default repeater station This question has nothing to do with Elecraft rigs (well, possibly remotely if I assume a KX3 as mobile with the future to be provided 2-meter option). Yesterday I drove

Re: [Elecraft] Slightly Off-Topic: Roving update of default repeater station

2013-09-10 Thread Mel Farrer
10, 2013 1:18 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Slightly Off-Topic: Roving update of default repeater station Mel, That capability is available right now to hams using  APRS if the radio supports it.  I do not use it that way since if I am using APRS I have text messaging (chat) and I don’t