[aprssig] Re: OLD vs NEW

[Stephen H. Smith]

kb7tbt at gmail.com wrote:
> Thanks for the reply and I understand it all but that didn't quite 
> answer my question, then again maybe I am not asking it the right way.
>
> If a digi with the old setup worked well with the standard paths, why 
> would they not be working correctly now?
> It just seems that I hear allot of talk on how things used to work but 
> now it doesn't.
>

Because new N-n digis don't respond at all to RELAY or plain WIDE 
(without the n-N).   Because of the KPC3 non-handling of RELAY and plain 
WIDE dupes, these paths are not just not recommended; they are now 
totally non-supported. 


Unfortunately there are too many outdated web sites and publications 
(including the manuals for the Kenwood D700 and TH-D7) still urging 
newbies to use "RELAY,WIDE" .     These users then wonder (and complain 
on mailing lists!) why they can't get out of their backyard in most 
places.     


The problem is aggravated by users expecting to use underpowered 
handhelds as long-range trackers, which makes them MORE dependent on the 
home WIDE1-1 first hop (that they don't get by using 'RELAY".


Further there are a few pockets of hold-outs for the old order in the 
south-east. When users in these areas leave their home areas with 
trackers and TNCs programmed with paths starting with RELAY or WIDE, 
they then complain that they don't get digipeated when they travel to 
anywhere else.   Or have to reprogram their trackers when they leave home.






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