Outdoor Adventure USA

I will be traveling to Mexicali both Tuesday (28th) and Wednesday (29th). I will be traveling back to San Diego each night and driving out to Mexicali each morning. I will be running my VX-8R with APRS running at 5W with an external antenna. I want to see how ell it does on the trip out and back. Anyone wanting to track me can check it out. Call sign to my HT is K6JYB-7 It will start from about 6:00 am and run well into the evening.

BTW: The temps in Mexicali have been on the average of 118 deg.

I assume that you can send and receive messages with your HT.

DaveK wrote:I assume that you can send and receive messages with your HT.

You assume correctly sir. I have a few preprogrammed messages in it too so i can make it easier on myself when driving. That is one of the only downsides to not using a laptop. It's like texting with a cell phone with only a numeric keypad.

Try a couple of emails to k6dtk@oausa.net, when you get a chance.

DaveK wrote:Try a couple of emails to k6dtk@oausa.net, when you get a chance.

Will do.

Tracked my trip with my HT today. Went quite well at 5W with external antenna. Below is the track.

Tomorrow I will be taking my truck and running the HT along side the truck APRS with same settings except power. We'll see how they compare and if they interfere with one another.

Ollie:

can you operate the radio while sotb?

DaveK wrote:Ollie:

can you operate the radio while sotb?

I am capable of it but not licensed for there... I know I can hit Monument Peak and Superstition from there.

http://www.geocities.com/wd9ewk/xe-permit.html

This is somewhat of a primer on the subject. Your mileage may vary, professional driver on a closed course, no animals were harmed in the production of this post.

Here are the tracks from my trip today. My HT didn't track my trip back. I think the battery got below its requited charge and turned off the APRS function because the Battery Save Mode was on.

Here is the track from my HT. It was set at WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2 with a beacon interval of 2 minutes. Power level was 5W. I show the actual raw packet info for between 7am and 8am below the picture since that's when I was running the mountain area.
2009-07-29 07:07:37 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TSXV,XE2K-11,WIDE1,UNION,WIDE2*,WIDE2-2,qAR,KE7JGM-1:`,XYrpi[/`"5q}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:09:37 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TTTY,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-1,WIDE2-2,qAR,K7ACS:`+U|r\][/`"4t}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:11:38 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TTYP,W6SCE-11*,WIDE2-1,WIDE2-2,qAR,KD6DCN-5:`+S@r\l[/`"4q}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:12:54 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TTYP,RODMAN,WIDE2,KF6RAL-15,N6EX-4*,qAR,KB6TWC-1:`+S@r\l[/`"4q}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:13:40 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TURX,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-1,WIDE2-2,qAR,K7ACS:`+Pgr\k[/`"4Z}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:13:41 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TURX,W7MOT-3*,WIDE2,WIDE2-2,qAR,KD7ZKF:`+Pgr\k[/`"4Z}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:15:43 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TUWR,W6SCE-11*,WIDE2-1,WIDE2-2,qAR,KD6DCN-5:`+N<0x1f>rph[/`"49}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:17:46 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TVRV,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-1,WIDE2-2,qAR,K7ACS:`+K@rpg[/`"3s}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:17:46 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TVRV,W6SCE-11*,ONYX*,WIDE2*,WIDE2-2,qAR,AK7V:`+K@rpg[/`"3s}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:34:09 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TVRU,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-1,WIDE2-2,qAR,K7ACS:`+=-l M[/`"3V}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:34:10 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TVRU,W6SCE-11*,W7DXJ-12*,W7MOT-3*,WIDE2-1,qAR,KD7ZKF:`+=-l M[/`"3V}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:36:10 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TVRU,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-1,WIDE2-2,qAR,K7ACS:`+=-l!j[/`"3Q}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:36:12 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TVRU,W6SCE-11,VEGAS,WIDE2*,WIDE2-2,qAR,K7FED-10:`+=-l!j[/`"3Q}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:42:13 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TVRV,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-1,WIDE2-2,qAR,K7ACS:`+=-l 6[/`"3Q}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:42:14 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TVRV,W6SCE-11,ONYX,WIDE2,WA6YLB-5*,WIDE2-1,qAR,K6MAR-10:`+=-l 6[/`"3Q}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:44:14 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TVRV,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-1,WIDE2-2,qAR,K7ACS:`+=-l!J[/`"3Q}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:44:14 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TVRV,W6SCE-11*,ONYX*,WIDE2*,WIDE2-2,qAR,AK7V:`+=-l!J[/`"3Q}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:46:15 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TVRV,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-1,WIDE2-2,qAR,K7ACS:`+=.l!W[/`"3D}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:46:17 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TVRV,W6SCE-11*,W7DXJ-12*,W7MOT-3*,WIDE2-1,qAR,KD7ZKF:`+=.l!W[/`"3D}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:50:18 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TVTR,W7DXJ-1,WIDE2*,WIDE2-2,qAR,W7DXJ-3:`+:2rHv[/`"3d}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:50:19 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TVTR,XE2K-11*,WIDE1*,INDIO*,WIDE2*,ONYX*,WIDE2-1,qAR,AK7V:`+:2rHv[/`"3d}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:52:19 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TVTQ,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-1,WIDE2-2,qAR,K7ACS:`+7WrRv[/`"3h}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:52:19 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TVTQ,W6SCE-11*,ONYX*,WIDE2*,WIDE2-2,qAR,AK7V:`+7WrRv[/`"3h}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:54:21 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TVTP,W7DXJ-1,WIDE2*,WIDE2-2,qAR,W7DXJ-3:`+5(qHv[/`"3k}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:54:21 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TVTP,W6SCE-11,ONYX,WIDE2,WA6YLB-5*,WIDE2-1,qAR,K6MAR-10:`+5(qHv[/`"3k}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:56:22 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TVQS,XE2K-11,WIDE1,W7SRC-3,WIDE2*,WIDE2-2,qAR,K7ACS:`+3<0x1f>p{h[/`"3x}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:58:22 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TTPR,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-1,WIDE2-2,qAR,K7ACS:`+2{r5f[/`"3{}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 07:58:24 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TTPR,W6SCE-11*,ONYX*,WIDE2*,OAKHLS*,qAR,AK7V:`+2{r5f[/`"3{}OutdoorAdventureUSA_
2009-07-29 08:00:30 PDT: K6JYB-7>S2TQXY,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-1,WIDE2-2,qAR,K7ACS:`+2nq]Q[/`"3u}OutdoorAdventureUSA_

Here is the track from my Kenwood TM-D710A running right along side my HT with the same path settings and beacon interval. I was running my radio at half power on the way to Mexicali then bumped it up to high power on the trip back. Below the image the first packet set is from 7am to 8am the same as my HT and the lower packet set is from an hour when I was in the same stretch on the way back while radio was at high power.
7AM to 8AM Medium Power
2009-07-29 07:00:52 PDT: K6JYB>SR4PTX,qAR,K7ACS:`,^E"*<0x1f>j/]";t}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 07:01:25 PDT: K6JYB>APK102,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-2,qAR,K7ACS::EMAIL :k6dtk@oausa.net half power up full back {52
2009-07-29 07:01:55 PDT: K6JYB>SR4PSS,XE2K-11,W7DXJ-1,WIDE2*,qAR,W7DXJ-3:`,]B"Hzj/]":f}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 07:07:58 PDT: K6JYB>SR4SYT,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,qAR,K7ACS:`,X+"fjj/]"5Y}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 07:09:58 PDT: K6JYB>SR4TVP,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-1,qAR,K7ACS:`+UO"zlj/]"4r}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 07:11:59 PDT: K6JYB>SR4TYU,W6SCE-11*,qAR,KD6DCN-5:`+Ry"pmj/]"5"}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 07:13:59 PDT: K6JYB>SR4USS,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-2,qAR,K7ACS:`+P>"Rkj/]"4c}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 07:16:06 PDT: K6JYB>SR4UXR,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,qAR,K7ACS:`+MP"phj/]"41}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 07:24:18 PDT: K6JYB>APK102,ONYX*,WIDE1*,WIDE2-2,qAR,AK7V::EMAIL :k6dtk@oausa.net half power up full back {52 [Duplicate message ID]
2009-07-29 07:25:42 PDT: K6JYB>APK102,ONYX*,WIDE1*,WIDE2-2,qAR,AK7V::EMAIL :k6dtk@oausa.net half power up full back {52 [Duplicate message ID]
2009-07-29 07:26:27 PDT: K6JYB>SR4VTR,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-1,qAR,K7ACS:`+?s"Huj/]"3l}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 07:28:56 PDT: K6JYB>APK102,W7SRC-3*,WIDE1*,XE2K-11*,ONYX*,WIDE2*,qAR,AK7V::EMAIL :k6dtk@oausa.net half power up full back {52 [Duplicate message ID]
2009-07-29 07:29:04 PDT: K6JYB>SR4VSX,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-2,qAR,K7ACS:`+=*lI-j/]"3g}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 07:29:42 PDT: K6JYB>SR4VRV,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-2,qAR,K7ACS:`+=.l]yj/]"3g}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 07:29:57 PDT: K6JYB>APK102,ONYX*,WIDE1*,WIDE2-2,qAR,AK7V::EMAIL :k6dtk@oausa.net half power up full back {52 [Duplicate message ID]
2009-07-29 07:30:03 PDT: K6JYB>SR4VRU,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-2,qAR,K7ACS:`+=-lI<0x1c>j/]"3g}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 07:31:04 PDT: K6JYB>SR4VRU,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-2,qAR,K7ACS:`+=,l oj/]"4!}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 07:33:09 PDT: K6JYB>SR4VRU,ONYX*,WIDE1*,WIDE2-2,qAR,AK7V:`+=,l oj/]"3e}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 07:47:11 PDT: K6JYB>SR4VRU,XE2K-11,WIDE1,W7SRC-3*,WIDE2-1,qAR,K7ACS:`+=-l@jj/]"3e}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 07:49:14 PDT: K6JYB>SR4VTR,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,qAR,K7ACS:`+;X"*uj/]"3g}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 07:51:23 PDT: K6JYB>SR4VTP,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-1,qAR,K7ACS:`+8o">vj/]"3h}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 07:53:23 PDT: K6JYB>SR4VTP,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,qAR,K7ACS:`+64"\vj/]"3l}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 07:55:27 PDT: K6JYB>SR4VSY,W7DXJ-1*,WIDE2-1,qAR,W7DXJ-3:`+3m"4vj/]"3r}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 07:59:34 PDT: K6JYB>SR4RXP,ONYX*,WIDE1*,WIDE2-1,qAR,AK7V:`+2}"?mj/]"4"}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 08:00:07 PDT: K6JYB>APK102,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-2,qAR,K7ACS::K6DTK :ackAP}52

4:30PM to 3:30PM High Power
2009-07-29 15:31:00 PDT: K6JYB>SR4UUU,W7DXJ-1,WIDE2*,qAo,W7DXJ-3:`+O'""Wj/]"4N}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 15:31:16 PDT: K6JYB>SR4VSY,W6SCE-11,ONYX,VEGAS,WIDE2*,qAR,K7FED-10:`+JF"6bj/]"3o}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")= [Location changes too fast (>500 km/h)]
2009-07-29 15:35:02 PDT: K6JYB>SR4TXT,W6SCE-11*,ONYX*,WIDE2-1,qAR,AK7V:`+Sr",Xj/]"4q}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 15:39:06 PDT: K6JYB>SR4SXX,W6SCE-11*,ONYX*,WIDE2*,qAR,AK7V:`,XU"JUj/]"5c}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 15:46:50 PDT: K6JYB>SR4PTX,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-2,qAR,K7ACS:`,^IlImj/]";u}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 15:47:22 PDT: K6JYB>SR4PTU,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-2,qAR,K7ACS:`,^IlSij/]";w}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 15:59:25 PDT: K6JYB>SR4QPQ,W7SRC-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-1,qAR,K7ACS:`,-~"_)j/]"@P}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 16:07:28 PDT: K6JYB>SR4SQQ,KA6DAC-11,WIDE1,N6EX-4*,qAR,N6EX-3:`,80#6qj/]">i}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 16:10:01 PDT: K6JYB>SR4SQQ,KA6DAC-11,WIDE1,N6EX-4*,qAR,KB6TWC-1:`,80#6qj/]">i}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 16:13:48 PDT: K6JYB>SR4WWX,KA6DAC-11,WIDE1,K6OCS-10*,WIDE2-1,qAR,AD6NH:`,9hlAEj/]"@S}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 16:16:11 PDT: K6JYB>SR4WWX,KA6DAC-11,WIDE1,K6OCS-10*,WIDE2-1,qAR,KB6TWC-1:`,9hlAEj/]"@S}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 16:20:29 PDT: K6JYB>SR4YTY,WIDE1-1,qAR,KD6DCN-5:`,@K#6fj/]"@G}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 16:21:50 PDT: K6JYB>APK102,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2,qAR,KD6DCN-5::K6DTK :ackAS}57
2009-07-29 16:21:54 PDT: K6JYB>APK102,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2,qAR,KD6DCN-5::K6DTK :BugEater Ack (Outdoor Adventure USA) - oausa.net
2009-07-29 16:22:28 PDT: K6JYB>APK102,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2,qAR,KD6DCN-5::K6DTK :affirm{58
2009-07-29 16:22:32 PDT: K6JYB>SR5PRX,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2,qAR,KD6DCN-5:`,Bv!|qj/]">.}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 16:23:19 PDT: K6JYB>SR4YTY,K6OCS-10,WIDE1*,qAR,KB6TWC-1:`,@K#6fj/]"@G}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")= [Duplicate position packet]
2009-07-29 16:23:28 PDT: K6JYB>APK102,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2,qAR,KD6DCN-5::K6DTK :affirm{58 [Duplicate message ID]
2009-07-29 16:24:30 PDT: K6JYB>APK102,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2,qAR,KD6DCN-5::K6DTK :affirm{58 [Duplicate message ID]
2009-07-29 16:24:34 PDT: K6JYB>SR5PSS,WIDE1-1,qAR,KD6DCN-5:`,EQ"haj/]"<E}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 16:25:03 PDT: K6JYB>APK102,N6EX-4*,qAR,KB6TWC-1::K6DTK :ackAS}57
2009-07-29 16:25:04 PDT: K6JYB>APK102,N6EX-4*,qAR,KB6TWC-1::K6DTK :BugEater Ack (Outdoor Adventure USA) - oausa.net [Duplicate message content]
2009-07-29 16:25:28 PDT: K6JYB>APK102,KA6DAC-9,WIDE1,N6EX-4*,qAR,KB6TWC-1::K6DTK :affirm{58 [Duplicate message ID]
2009-07-29 16:25:28 PDT: K6JYB>SR5PRX,KA6DAC-9,WIDE1,N6EX-1*,qAR,KB6TWC-1:`,Bv!|qj/]">.}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")= [Duplicate position packet]
2009-07-29 16:25:34 PDT: K6JYB>SR5PQX,qAR,KD6DCN-5:`,Fw#"Lj/]";`}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 16:26:13 PDT: K6JYB>APK102,KA6DAC-9,WIDE1,N6EX-4*,qAR,KB6TWC-1::K6DTK :affirm{58 [Duplicate message ID]
2009-07-29 16:26:34 PDT: K6JYB>SR5PPX,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KD6DCN-5:`,H."^lj/]":z}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 16:27:35 PDT: K6JYB>SR5PRT,qAR,KD6DCN-5:`,IK"|vj/]":Y}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 16:28:35 PDT: K6JYB>SR5PTV,WIDE1-1,qAR,KD6DCN-5:`,Jg Tcj/]"9i}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 16:28:39 PDT: K6JYB>SR5PPX,KA6DAC-9,WIDE1,N6EX-4*,qAR,KB6TWC-1:`,H."^lj/]":z}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")= [Rate limited (< 5 sec)]
2009-07-29 16:29:35 PDT: K6JYB>SR5PUP,qAR,KD6DCN-5:`,Jml!Jj/]"9g}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=
2009-07-29 16:30:35 PDT: K6JYB>SR5PUP,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2,qAR,KD6DCN-5:`,Jnl!Jj/]"9d}Outdoor Adventure USA ("OLLIE")=