ZL1AMW's UIView Resource

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Where can you find UI-View activity in New Zealand?

The New Zealand APRS/UI-View operation is very geographically disbursed, and uses many existing packet radio networks. 

In most locations there are nodes that provide some form of interconnection between the different frequencies.

At Technology Convention 2001 (in Whangarei) it was agreed that all ZL operators will strive towards a specific APRS traffic network on 144.575 MHz simplex.  It is therefore best if any new activity, and any new APRS nodes are set up on that frequency.

Known areas of operation are:

1 - Whangarei and area - 145.425 Whangarei Data Repeater (-600 split) shared. Jul 2006

2 - Northern and Central Auckland area - 144.575 Simplex - National APRS frequency

3 - Southern Auckland area - 145.625 Klondyke Data Repeater (-600 split) - shared with other packet activity.

4 - Eastern Waikato area - 145.400 Kaimai Data Repeater (-600 split) - shared with other packet activity.

5 - Hamilton and near area - 144.575 simplex - National APRS frequency

6 - Waikato area - 144.65 simplex - shared - via OTO digipeater should be added to your path for wider range.

7 - Taupo area - 144.65 simplex - shared - via TPO,OTO digipeater can be added to your path.

8 - Gisborne - Napier area - 144.65 simplex - shared - via GBD,TPO,OTO digipeater should be added to your path.

9 - Tauranga and Bay of Plenty - 144.625 simplex - shared - BOP digipeater should be added to your path.

10 - New Plymouth area - 144.575 simplex - National APRS frequency.

11 - Wairarapa - 145.425 Climie Data Repeater (-600 split) - shared with other packet activity.

12 - Wellington and Blenheim areas - 146.625 Wellington Data Repeater (-600 split) - shared with other packet activity.

13 - Canterbury area - 144.575 simplex - APRS national frequency.

14 - Nelson and Tasman area - 144.65 simplex - shared.

15 - South Nelson area - 144.65 simplex via MUR - shared with other activity.

16 - Invercargill area - 144.65 simplex.

In all other areas, you should try 144.575.

Note:  -  Mobiles should use a path setting of RELAY,WIDE5-5 or higher number.

            - Mobiles in areas 6,7 & 8 above need to add the local digipeater in place of the RELAY, then add a WIDE

                -  e.g. for area 7, enter TPO,OTO,WIDE,WIDE5-5

More details on recommended unproto settings are available here

Click here to view this information on a map  Jul 2006