[aprssig] When to run a RELAY (and mobile ERP)

[Robert Bruninga]

>>> aprs at kd4rdb.com 01/16/05 11:09 AM >>>
>...because PHG uses logarithms, the math is a little hard 
>for a simple processor. 

It is simply a 9 value table.  Trivial to implement and can be done
in tiny code...

>I wish there was an alternative to PHG that just specified
> the range in miles

There is.  Its RNGxxxx

But since one of the most popular "APRS" clients doesn't
even display PHG ranges to its users, we are ending up with
a generation of APRS users who are blind to the APRS RF
network, connectivity, loading and proper RF settings.

de Wb4APR, Bob