[aprssig] New Orleans, Operating Freqs and spam

[Keith VE7GDH]

Bob WB4APR wrote...

> Yes, I was so very impressed that in the aftermath, there was a
> digi, covering the entire area with a PHG at 550 feet right in
> the middle of New Orleans, but I don't think APRS was used to
> its full potential.  When I made suggestions as to a few simple
> efforts that would improve the situation on this SIG, I was told
> to butt-out... 1) It was a WIDE only digi...

www.findu.com/cgi-bin/map-near.cgi?lat=30.0&lon=-90.0&cnt=50

Has that digi been updated yet? It would be nice to think that it and other 
digis in the area had adopted the "new" settings both for everyday use and 
to make them more compatible with other assets from the outside when they 
arrive to help if there is a next time.

73 es cul - Keith VE7GDH
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