Hi Lynn, Thanks for the kind words. XC is shorthand for Cross Country. That usually means a flight of 50 miles or more.
A messaging QSO would be great. It all depends on what my workload in the cockpit is. I will only send a message when I am in stabilized flight and I have the autopilot engaged! Cheers, Pete ---- Original Message ---- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [tracker2] OT2/Nuvi in my Plane.... Date: Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:58:35 -0400 >Pete, > >That is a nice way to package a portable tracker! If I ever notice >you >airborne, would you mind an APRS messaging QSO? > >To satisfy the wanderlust of us non-pilots, I generated plots of your > >recent flights. You can see your APRS Infrastructure usage plots at: > >http://ldeffenb.dnsalias.net.nyud.net/Tracking/Airplanes/KD0CVN-1* >(trailing * required) > >Enjoy the flying! I can only imagine the rush it must have been on >the >first take-off in a plane that you built yourself! > >Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Ground-Bound in Palm Bay, FL > >PS. If you don't mind my asking, what's an "XC" (from your >installation >picture captions)? It too me long enough to find out that I don't >have >an XYL, but a YL (regardless of age!). Is an XC similar? > >Pete Howell wrote: >> I thought you guys might be interested in my aerial OT2/Nuvi 350 >> install and ops. It works great and I can send messages from >10,000 >> ft. >> >> I am running a homebrew twinlead jpole in my fibreglass wingtip! >> >> Here are some pics: >> >> http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=45170 >> >> Here is the plane we built in the garage: >> >> http://picasaweb.google.com/trackker.ant/N789PH#5362933517461764290 >> >> Aerial coverage on vacation to Steamboat: >> >> >http://picasaweb.google.com/trackker.ant/Steamboat200902#536374045460 >4 >> 666034 >> >> Cheers, >> >> Pete >> KD0CVN >> N789PH/RV-9A >> >>
