[aprssig] New Mexico and Arizona... New n-N Paradigm

[J. Gary Bender, WS5N]

On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 12:51:20 -0500, Robert Bruninga wrote:
> 
>> BTW, a way to test for how much "n-N" you need...
>> is to send yourself a couple email messages.  Watch for a "My Message"
>> echo so you know a digi saw you, and then wait for an ACK.  Do that a
>> couple times at different path settings.  No ACK indicates you may
>> need to increase the "N".
> 
> Maybe I am missing something, but this will tell you nothig about
> getting into an IGate.  At the first digi your station will see its own
> message and may
> generate the ack there.  (though that shouldnt happen since stations are
> not supposed to be capturing their own packets...  You may want to
> elaborate a little more on what you meant?

Probably my misinterpretation of the ACK.  I thought the ACK originated from the 
addressee upon receipt, the "EMAIL" alias at WU2Z.  I figured the "delivered" 
message he sends comes later after his server dispatches the email.  If the ACK 
is coming from a digi, my trick fails.  In that case, it takes longer, but one 
will have to allow time for a "Message delivered" message to be returned by 
WU2Z.

By "send yourself" .. I meant send your home internet-email-address an email, 
not a message to your own APRS unit.  Not sure if that might be what you were 
responding to.
 -- 
    Gary, WS5N