APRS experiment in Rustenburg Nature Reserve

Eddie, ZS6BNE will be conducting an APRS experiment on Saturday morning the 30th of July starting at 07:00 for a duration of 3 to 4 hours.

The success of the experiment relies on the APRS infrastructure provided by clubs and individuals. The main APRS digipeater to be used will be ZS0RTB-1 situated in the Rustenburg nature reserve on a frequency 144,800 Mhz and Eddie's APRS beacon will be digipeating via this digipeater using RELAY,WIDE-3.

Eddie will return an "Electronic" QSL via email to anyone (Listener's included) sending a log or proof of seeing his position on a map. Logs and reports can be sent to zs6bne@webmail.co.za.

What makes this experiment so special is that Eddie will be on foot doing a 25 kilometer mountain run through the Rustenburg nature reserve carrying a GPS, TinyTrak and two meter talkie built into a backpack and his position will be broadcasted every 180 seconds. This position information would be displayed by a "Jogger" icon for people monitoring using UIView32.

Progress can also be monitored on Andy, ZS6CEY's, website at http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/near.cgi?call=ZS6CEY. Exceptional satellite views can be seen there.

Courtesy of The South African Radio League

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