[aprssig] TEMPn-N and callsign digipeating

[Earl Needham]

At 07:54 AM 5/29/2006, Robert Bruninga wrote:
> >>>> "Wes johnston" <wes at kd4rdb.com> 05/28/06 9:33 PM >>>
> >.. and the thing I can't grasp is _why_ change the
> >alias to TEMPn-n?  During an emergency, the
> >last thing I want to be doing is reconfiguring a bunch
> >of trackers.
>
>Think of the backup TEMPn-N network only as a D700
>capability only.  That is all that TEMPn-N is, is the
>ability to -pre-configure- all D700's as TEMPn-N
>digis.  This way, they are already configured and can
>be called into service at any time or used by anyone
>at anytime without having to use a laptop to
>reconfigure each D700 each time it is needed.

         Don't forget all the OTHER types of trackers too -- anything that 
uses a TNC and a GPS can be configured to digi on TEMPn-N as well.

         Earl


Earl Needham, KD5XB, Clovis, New Mexico DM84jk