[aprssig] New-N Paradigm Works!

[Earl Needham]

At 06:37 PM 5/25/2006, Stan - N0YXV wrote:
>Here's a packet that made it from IL to NE. If it wasn't for the use of
>WIDE4-4 I wouldn't have noticed it in the logs.
>
>radio: fm W9MBD to APRS via N0SWP-2* K0HAM-3* WY0F-15* WIDE4* ctl UI
>pid=F0(Text) len 55 07:56:44
>!3915.45NN08820.82W#PHG7390/W-R-T-IL/hwknoebel at rr1.net
>
>Position of W9MBD --- 15.6 miles southeast of Mattoon, IL heard by
>N0YXV-1 --- 2.8 miles southwest of Grand Island, NE. I only got one packet
>but thought it might make a good example for why the New-N paradigm
>specifies the use of WIDE3-3 and lower.

         I noticed many long-range packets in the Grand Island area 
yesterday morning.  I was trying to watch it on my HamHUD while driving, so 
I may not have the whole picture, but something was definitely up with 
propagation, I don't think it was all from 4 hops.

         Earl


Earl Needham, KD5XB, Clovis, New Mexico DM84jk