[aprssig] APRS path in Western PA....

[Robert Bruninga]

Regarding Western PA APRS network:
>Strange...
>Late last year I was holed up in Kulpsville PA for a week, 
>and the Newn-N system was very evident, and working well.  

Thanks.
Yes, I was not saying that it does not work, but that a lot 
of the digis out there are not properly configured to cleary
show what they are doing to the user.  And if they are
not so configured, then one also is suspicious that they
are not properly configured for New-N in the first place.
And without this info in their posit beacons, no one can
tell what is going on.   APRS is supposed to "inform" not
be clueless...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Bruninga [mailto:bruninga at usna.edu] 
>...  In western PA  it is impossible to figure out what's 
> out there because so few [digis] are using the 
> New-N paradigm recommendations...
> 
> KC8YJJ-2, toronto OH, UIview, no overlay, no user info
> W3YNI-1 Murrsyville, UIview, no PHG, no user info 
> KB3KGP-2,cannonsberg,UIview, no PHG, no Overlay, no user info 
> N0VLR-2, E.Washington, UIview, no PHG, No Overlay 
> N3SH-2, Washington, no type, no overlay, no user data 
> WF8X-4, no type, old-N, no user info 
> WF8X-6, no type, no PHG, no overlay, no user info 
> KB8CVP-7, no type, old-N, no PHG, no user info 
> N3LZX-9, no type, no overlay, no userinfo (Xdigi) 
> W3ND-2, Harrisonburg, old-N, no type, no user info
> 
> Only ONE that I can find  in all of western PA includes the 
> simple New-N  fundamentals:
> 1) An overlay "S" showing it has been upgraded
> 2) PHG info so users can tell the big digis from the useless ones
> 3) User info of the receommended paths (ie,"W3,WPAn")
> 4) Using the APNxxx type indicator to show type of TNC
> 
> Without that info, it is impossible to plan your trip.
> Bob, Wb4APR