[aprssig] Help explaining packets

[David L. Martin]

I send out a ping to W2MER, here is what I send and receive:
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W0SNJ>APX150,WIDE2-2::W2MER    :PING1, PING1, PING1{09}
UNPROTO  was APX150 VIA W2MER

W0SNJ>APX150,N3XKU-15*,WIDE2-1::W2MER    :PING1, PING1, PING1{09}
W0SNJ>APX150,KB2EAR-1*,WIDE2-1::W2MER    :PING1, PING1, PING1{09}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1,WIDE::W0SNJ    :ack09}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1,WIDE::W0SNJ    :ack09}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1,WIDE::W0SNJ    :ack09}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1*,WIDE::W0SNJ    :ack09}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1*,WIDE::W0SNJ    :ack09}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1*,WIDE::W0SNJ    :ack09}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1,KB2TSV-15*::W0SNJ    :ack09}
W2KB>APU25N,KB2EAR-1*,WIDE3-2:}W0SNJ>APX150,TCPIP,W2KB*::W2MER  
:PING1,PING1, PING1{09}
W2KB>APU25N,KB2EAR-1,N3XKU-15*,WIDE3-1:}W0SNJ>APX150,TCPIP,W2KB*::W2MER    :PING1, PING1, PING1{09}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1,WIDE::W0SNJ    :ack09}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1,WIDE::W0SNJ    :ack09}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1,WIDE::W0SNJ    :ack09}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1,WIDE::W0SNJ    :ack09}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1*,WIDE::W0SNJ    :ack09}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1*,WIDE::W0SNJ    :ack09}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1*,WIDE::W0SNJ    :ack09}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1*,WIDE::W0SNJ    :ack09}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1,KB2TSV-15*::W0SNJ    :ack09}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1,KB2TSV-15*::W0SNJ    :ack09}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1,KB2TSV-15*::W0SNJ    :ack09}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1,KB2TSV-15*::W0SNJ    :ack09}

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Is W2MER really getting this many copies of my message?
What are these packets from W2KB?, they seem to re-kick off the whole
thing again?

I changed my path to directly address W2MER, and I got similar results:
W0SNJ>APX150,W2MER::W2MER    :PING2, PING2{0A}
UNPROTO  was APX150 VIA WIDE2-2

W0SNJ>APX150,W2MER*::W2MER    :PING2, PING2{0A}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1,WIDE::W0SNJ    :ack0A}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1*,WIDE::W0SNJ    :ack0A}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1,KB2TSV-15*::W0SNJ    :ack0A}
W2KB>APU25N,WA2JNF-15,WX2NJ-15*,WIDE3:}W0SNJ>APX150,TCPIP,W2KB*::W2MER    :PING2, PING2{0A}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1,WIDE::W0SNJ    :ack0A}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1*,WIDE::W0SNJ    :ack0A}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1,KB2TSV-15*::W0SNJ    :ack0A}
W2KB>APU25N,KB2TSV-15,WIDE3*:}W0SNJ>APX150,TCPIP,W2KB*::W2MER    :PING2,
PING2{0A}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1*,WIDE::W0SNJ    :ack0A}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1,KB2TSV-15*::W0SNJ    :ack0A}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1,WIDE::W0SNJ    :ack09}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1,WIDE::W0SNJ    :ack0A}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1*,WIDE::W0SNJ    :ack09}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1*,WIDE::W0SNJ    :ack0A}
W2MER>APW261,KB2EAR-1,KB2TSV-15*::W0SNJ    :ack0A}


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David L. Martin <w0snj at arrl.net>
http://www.kc2lcf.net

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