[aprssig] Omni DFing...

[Chris Howard]

On Fri, 2006-05-12 at 06:56, Robert Bruninga wrote:
> >I don't get it.
> >I don't understand at all what that has to do with 
> >my power output nor how APRS fits in the picture 
> >except as a way to do the mapping.
> 
> PHG is a field that is supposed to be in all APRS fixed
> position reports that includes your stations power,
> antenna height, antenna gain, and any directivity.
> APRS uses this station performance info to display 
> approximate relative  coverage range for each station.

Ok, I think that educates me.  Thanks!

And I surely don't want to talk someone out of using 
it or anything like that.  In my location all of those
parameters are just off hand guesses.  And since this
is a digital system, the only way to get signal strength
is via operator intervention so that's kind of a bust
too.  I'd have to switch to the same antenna I'm using
for APRS (with it's somewhat fuzzy parameters) and manually
get an estimate of signal strength.  And if I'm going
to do that, it's more convient for me to just use an
audio "yup" or "nope" than to try to send a message
or modify my APRS settings.

Like I say, I don't want to be too much of a rain on the 
parade.  Its a beautiful Friday morning, and if this
works for you then it is a wonderful thing.

Chris
living below average terrain in Colorado