[Xastir] A good time for APRS at 9600?

[Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr)]

I'd be tickled pink to put up a 9600 baud IGate over here if someone 
would donate a pair of D710s, one for the IGate and one for my mobile so 
I can use the new features.  Oh, and I'll need to replace my 2m copper 
cactus with a dual-band antenna, no wait, I guess I'll have to ADD 
another antenna on the tower because I don't want to shut down the 1200 
baud support.

In my case, the issue is $$$.  1200 baud TNCs coupled to a 2m-only rig 
are a much lower barrier to APRS-entry than the APRS radios you quoted.

Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32

On 11/11/2011 10:32 PM, David A. Ranch wrote:
>
> This has been on my mind for a while now so I thought I'd throw it out 
> there for at least an interesting discussion..
>
> Here in the Bay Area, the 144.390 APRS frequency can get pretty 
> congested.  We fortunately also have a lot of great high level Digis 
> and Igates that eventually gets things out.  I imagine other metro 
> areas are similar.  With understanding all that, I'm curious why 9600 
> baud APRS isn't more popular?  I know that 9600 packet is a lot more 
> sensitive to tuning and with the lack of local Igates, that didn'r 
> work out all that well but for APRS in the day in age of D700/710s, 
> D7A/D72s, FT350s, VX8G/Rs, etc. with factory tuned TNC to radio 
> interfaces/levels, sure seems like it would work.
>
> Maybe there's something I'm missing but could it be the right time for 
> 9600 baud APRS?
> 73s
> --David
> KI6ZHD
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