[aprssig] New -N Paradigm Works!

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> If the mobile user wisely sets their station's digipath to WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1
> then when they transmit a packet the first digipeaters operate the WIDE1-1
> portion of the digipath and the second digipeaters then operate the WIDE2-1
> portion.  And the packet coming from those second digipeaters may then look
> something like
> W6UUU-9>APRS,DIGIA,DIGIB,WIDE2*
> But that WIDE2* will not be operated by any digipeaters.  (The "*" is added
> by the final receiver's station.)
> 73, Cap KE6AFE

If that's the case, then why not WIDE1-1,WIDE1-1 ?
Does that WIDE2-1 serve any purpose?

Chris