[aprssig] Omni DFing...

[Art Hostmark]

Bob,

Over and over I keep hearing a common theme and I feel that I have to
comment or drop this list entirely.

On Fri, 2006-05-12 at 08:56 -0400, 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.
> 

Stuff deleted!

If I understand this paragraph you think that PHG is required for fixed
stations.  The protocol document published by TAPR does not support that
contention.  The existence and success of a protocol is completely
dependent on an accurate and complete and unambiguous definition of that
protocol.  If you want to see things change then get the working group
together and get a new version of the protocol written, corrected, voted
on, and published. 

If you ever want to see your changes in the protocol implemented by
software developers, hardware manufacturers, or radio manufacturers you
will have to get the protocol document updated.  


Soapbox mode off, silent mode on, I feel better now.

Art KI4GYZ