The "SA" series ModeS are not "valid", yet I have received quite a few I am using the Kinetics SBS-3 and I have picked up over 2200 ModeS numbers, beginning with SA, from SA0001 to SA0FFB. My other interests are 4wding, soaring and photography, human rights, technology.I have a question, that I can't seem to find the answer to anywhere. I also conducted towing training, teaching people to tow vans and trailers for work and recreation.
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I used to run my own business specialising in remote area 4wd tag-along tours and driver training particularly 4WD, off-road, particularly for mining and exploration. Since then I’ve completed standard call (VK4MDX) and finally Advanced (VK4KIM / VK2KMI).ĭetails of my equipment etc are available from the links below.
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I completed my foundation license in July 2008 and was on the air as an amateur radio operator at last. I later became involved in HF radio via my role as a remote area 4wd tour operator, which rekindled my interest. In 1979 I first attempted to study for my novice amateur operators license- unfortunately life intervened and I never did complete it. I built my own 4 element cubical quad and other antennas at that time. I then became active in the CB scene of the late 70’s. I first became involved in HF radio at the age of 16 when I sat for my 3rd class certificate in radio telephony (coast guard). I want technology to slow down, I am too old to be a geek! I’ve concluded, I liked the old days when a car manufacturer put the same engine in a range of models for 20 years. I did discover I had shorted a terminal attempting a modification so to be fair to Byon, I was at fault, but the solution was no easier to find due to all the firmware changes. I spent hours cursing and swearing at the little blue box and its maker. Now the TT4 is not the easiest thing to configure and get working on HF, but damn did Byon have to go and make about 5 different versions of the firmware, each with its own configuration system.
The TT4 comes from a fellow called Byon who runs. This uses a little device called a TinyTrak4. That went OK but still needs some refinement.Īll good stuff- until I attempted to reconfigure my mobile HF APRS (Automated Packet Radio System) or (Automated Position Reporting System).
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Looking for a distraction from RASP I created a glider tracking and Ops normal reporting system using SPOT messenger and our club web site.īuoyed by this I attempted an update to my weather reporting, that tells of significant events like increasing or heavy rain, high winds etc, and reports those to my computer screen, then sends them to Twitter so they are sent to email and SMS.
Then I got interested in Regional Atmospheric Soaring Predictions (RASP) which I am still working on and is easily the most difficult thing I have ever attempted. I’ve also been a bit handy with computers since about 1979, but now I think, I am too old to be a geek!ĭuring these quiet times, I started out creating the North Queensland Soaring Club Website, while maintaining my own, plus working on this blog, my home blog, my business blog, my facebook sites 1,2,3 and my weather station site. My projects vary from landscaping and gardening, to fitting out vehicles, to mechanical modifications to you name it. Work is coming in thick and fast now, but has been very slow for a while, so I’ve been keeping myself busy with projects.