[aprssig] using beacon text to advertise voice repeaters

[Cap Pennell]

I agree, Jim.  A digipeater blasting it's Position packet out everywhere all
the time is not an efficient use of our limited available airtime on the
North American VHF APRS frequency ("reducing throughput" is not courteous to
the other users of the popular frequency).  Sure, a digipeater should send
it's Position once every 10 minutes or so DIRECT, to assist travelers just
arriving within it's coverage area.  But beyond that, a digipeater using
digipeaters itself just to show off, does not have much practical use.  I'd
think a "W1,fill-in" digi could use a one hop path every once in a while,
using WIDE2-1 or "SS1-1" (NCA1-1 in Northern California), especially if
that's needed to reach the internet.  But why would a "W1,fill-in" digi need
to send it's Position using a "two high digi hops in all directions" path of
WIDE2-2 ?  Conservative VHF digipath and transmission interval settings are
courteous VHF settings.
73, Cap KE6AFE

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> [mailto:aprssig-bounces at lists.tapr.org]On Behalf Of Jim
> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 19:47 PM
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> Subject: Re: [aprssig] using beacon text to advertise voice repeaters
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> If your advertising a repeater, and running a wide-1 digi.   I
> would beacon
> direct only,on all your tx. Wide2-1 would be out of  the
> repeaters and your
> local wide1-1 digi's range, let alone packet load in our valley.. Just my
> opinion.. Here is a link from Bob's site on wide1-1 fillin digi's ..
> http://eng.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/aprs/WIDE1-1settings.txt   I'm
> going to
> drop wide2-2 from mtoso. It's  beacon's goes too far...Jim kg6ows