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[Ron Stordahl]

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Robert Bruninga wrote:
>>>> Ron Stordahl <ron.stordahl at digikey.com> 03/28/06 6:18 PM 
>>>>         
>> My point is simply this...why not set N=2, 
>> i.e. trap WIDE3-3 and above, in a three hop 
>> limited area and ask everyone to use at most 
>> WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2?  Then the goal would be 
>> closer to being achieved. 
>>     
>
> I'm not sure I follow.  Your definition of "N=2"
> is not completely clear.  If you mean you want
> to trap WIDE2-2, then In that case W1-1,W2-2  
> goes only 2 hops total, because the W2-2 is 
> trapped and canceled.
>
> Its really not hard.  In a 3 hop area,
> WIDE3-3 and WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2 are OK
>   
BUT so is WIDE1-1,WIDE3-3 !!  And a digi, such as uidigi-rom, configured 
to a N=3 hop area will provide 4 hops for that path.  So what I am 
suggesting is that in order to limit hops to 3 you actually have to 
program the uidigi-rom (and others) as if they were N=2.  And then 
recommend that users set at a max a path of WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2.

Ron Stordahl, N5IN

     In a 2 hop area,
> WIDE2-2 and WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1 is recommended.
>
> Notice how the second entry "WIDE2-1" is already
> decremented so that it is in effect a single hop.
> We dont want to use WIDE1-1 there becuase
> it will key up all the WIDE1-1's which we want
> to avoid.
>
> Bob, WB4APR
>
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