Fw: [aprssig] Re: New n-N paradigm

AB9FX ab9fx at aprs.pl
Tue Dec 21 13:27:15 EST 2004


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "AB9FX" <ab9fx at aprs.pl>
To: "Robert Bruninga" <bruninga at usna.edu>
Sent: 21 December, 2004 10:26
Subject: Re: [aprssig] Re: New n-N paradigm


> KPC3+ v9.0 with new command like UIDUPE seems to be very useful for 
> digipeating. In the v8.3 there is no timer for regular UI as RELAY WIDE or 
> TRACE; timers in 8.3 are only for n-n UILFLOOD and UITRACE
> Problem in 9.0 is that although commands are upgraded, in the firmware is 
> some bug or there is need of another setting, because with settings like
> UIDUPE 29
> UIFLOOD WIDE,29,NOID
> UITRACE TRACE,29
> All frames are duplicated even after 5 seconds, if they are heard by v9.0 
> again. All packets repeated again and again, and there is no difference 
> WIDE or WIDEn-n.
>
> "Crazy IGate or WIDE at home station"
> In SP (Poland) APRS traffic is not as big as in the US so if you hear your 
> beacon sent with WIDE3-3 repeated seven times, then you think someone runs 
> WIDEn-n Digi at home or runs IGate sending local traffic again to RF. This 
> was the reason why we checked all the net which is like pure laboratory - 
> 6 digis in area SP2/SP3 without any other in regular radio propagation.
> Now, new digis we set up with TNC2 with UIDIGI software and they work very 
> well.
> 73!
> Andy AB9FX SP3LYR
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Robert Bruninga" <bruninga at usna.edu>
> To: <ab9fx at aprs.pl>; <aprssig at lists.tapr.org>
> Sent: 21 December, 2004 9:27
> Subject: Re: [aprssig] Re: New n-N paradigm
>
>
>> Andy
>> thanks.  I think this is good news, but there are just
>> enough typos in your email to confuse me.  You say 9.0
>> eliminates dupes , but you also say those digis have
>> worse dupes???
>>
>> I also dont understand the sentence about crazy IGate and
>> home WIDE's.  (I konw they cause problems), but why
>> is it worse with 9.0?  Where the problem should be less?
>>
>> Can you clarify your wording?  thanks.
>> Bob
>>
>>>>> "AB9FX" <ab9fx at aprs.pl> 12/20/04 9:43 PM >>>
>> When we set up digis SR3DPN and SR2DDU everything was well, digis work
>> with
>> KPC3+ v.8.3, exept there is no timer for UIDIGI ON ..., just for UIFLOOD
>> and
>> for UITRACE
>> Digis SR3DGT-15 and SR2DBZ work with KPC3+ v.9.0 and there is a lot of
>> duplicates. We've checked everything: anyone runs crazy IGate or WIDE
>> digi
>> at home station etc., and finally we found v9.0 does all duplicates.
>> New command UIDUPE is not explained in manual, only ?UIDUPE gives some
>> explanation
>> cmd:?UIDUPE
>> UIDUPE   Timer for UI duplicate checking (0-255 seconds)
>> But all timers do not work UIFLOOD UITRACE and UIDUPE
>> I have also one KPC3+ v9.0 on my desk in Chicago for some tests, if you
>> want
>> to check it let me know.
>> 73!
>> Andy AB9FX SP3LYR
>> www.aprs.pl
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Al Wolfe" <awolfe at Route24.net>
>> To: <aprssig at lists.tapr.org>
>> Sent: 20 December, 2004 17:50
>> Subject: [aprssig] Re: New n-N paradigm
>>
>>
>>> Bob,
>>>    Did I miss something here? Are you saying that "Trace" won't work
>>> anymore at least with the KPC-3 TNC's set up as digi's? Several of us
>> have
>>> been using "Trace " instead of "Wide" to work around the D700
>> decrementing
>>> SSID's issue. There are still some people around here who will not set
>> up
>>> their D700s correctly. Regularly we see WR9A and others, decremented
>> all
>>> the way down to -9! I've never seen a "Trace" get changed. I know it's
>> a
>>> kluge but it seems to work for us.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Al, K9SI
>>>
>>>
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