[aprssig] GAAAAKKK!!! I bet Bob didn't intend THIS!

[Earl Needham]

At 09:45 PM 1/23/2005, I wrote:

>         I'll do some digging Monday and see if I can verify this one way 
> or the other.

         Here's what I found in the January 2005 LACC newsletter at 
http://www.orgsites.com/tx/w5lcc/

>Lubbock APRS Digipeater Changes
>Subtle changes in the configuration of APRS repeaters in the Lubbock area 
>are designed to meet new standards suggested by the APRS Special Interest 
>Group and the creator of the APRS, Bob Bruninga, WA4APR.

         (Hey, I'll alert Joey that the call here is incorrect.)

>  Most APRS users will not notice much difference, however, WIDEn-N and 
> TRACEn-N protocols will be eliminated in favor of the newer LNKn-N and 
> SSn-N. Users will still get n-N propagation, but damage to the network 
> caused by a flood of traffic from WIDEn-N and TRACEn-N stations will be 
> reduced. More about these changes to the APRS network will be discussed 
> at the January club meeting and in next months newsletter.
>For details about the changes that are taking place, read Bob Bruninga's 
>article on his website at 
>http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/aprs/fix14439.html.

         7 3
         Earl


Earl Needham, KD5XB, Clovis, New Mexico DM84jk
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