[aprssig] Objects on APRS

[Jim Fuller (N7VR)]

Hi Bob,

That does not make sense to me. 

The best place for the object is local RF. An IRLP, Repeater, Echo Link, in
Billings, MT are only good to the local APRS travelers n RF in the local
community. Therefore they need to be sent out on local RF. If they appear on
the APRS-IS it should be from being received from RF.

To ask an Igate Owner to constantly watch and update the gateway to
consistently put these on RF is adding to his work load. The work load
should be from the person or station generating the Object.

This is true of Hospital, EOC, Police, Fire and other objects. I would be
spending time every night changing the configurations. Further, there is
only so much bandwidth. I would not like to receive a call about all the
objects I am gating to RF.

It makes better sense for the local stations to generate the RF information.
The local traffic will benefit, then the APRS-IS can have it later where it
is really a waste of bandwidth for Florida from Billings, MT.

Jim Fuller
IRLP Node 3398
N7VR - http://www.fuller.net/n7vr.html
ARRL Montana Section Emergency Coordinator - http://www.mtares.org
International TCP/IP Gateways Robot Operator -- http://www.ampr-gateways.org
montana.aprs2.net Server Operator -- http://www.mtaprs.net



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Bruninga [mailto:bruninga at usna.edu] 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 9:27 AM
> To: 'TAPR APRS Mailing List'; n7vr at arrl.net
> Subject: RE: [aprssig] Objects on APRS
> 
> 
> The way it is supposed to work (I think) is that the IRLP and
> the ECHO link "systems" centrally put out objects into the
> APRS-IS.  From there, any local Igate is supposed to know those
> IRLP's and ECHO link nodes in their immediate area and put them
> in the special gate-to-RF list.   If this is not how it is
> working, can someone summarize it for all of us?  Thanks Bob
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: aprssig-bounces at lists.tapr.org 
> > [mailto:aprssig-bounces at lists.tapr.org] On Behalf Of Eric
> Goforth
> > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 1:10 AM
> > To: n7vr at arrl.net; TAPR APRS Mailing List
> > Subject: RE: [aprssig] Objects on APRS
> > 
> > One thing that can be an option though is to contact your
> nearby iGate
> > operator and request that they push the posit out for you.
> > 
> > Here in the Palm Springs, CA area, my iGate (K6KIT-11) watches
> for the
> > IRLP3180 (AK6E-15) and pushes it out via a single hop through 
> > the local
> > digi (INDIO).
> > 
> > Eric J. Goforth, N6GOF
> > www.APRSDEPOT.com
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: aprssig-bounces at lists.tapr.org
> > [mailto:aprssig-bounces at lists.tapr.org] On Behalf Of Jim
> Fuller (N7VR)
> > Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 11:29 AM
> > To: aprssig at lists.tapr.org
> > Cc: nwaprssig at nwaprs.info
> > Subject: [aprssig] Objects on APRS
> > 
> > Hi Guys,
> > 
> > I would like to remind everyone that IRLP, Voice Repeater, 
> > Etc. Objects
> > that
> > are put on an APRS Gateway node are great. But to put them 
> > out when your
> > only connection is to the APRS-IS system is counter
> productive. I have
> > been
> > noticing a few in the northwest have been doing this, 
> > thinking an Igate
> > will
> > pick them up and put them out. 
> > 
> > Hope everyone has fun at Dayton.
> > 
> > Jim Fuller
> > AAR8NY - ARMY MARS
> > N7VR - http://www.fuller.net/n7vr.html
> > ARRL Montana Section Emergency Coordinator -
> http://www.mtares.org
> > International TCP/IP Gateways Robot Operator --
> > http://www.ampr-gateways.org
> > montana.aprs2.net Server Operator -- http://www.mtaprs.net
> > 
> > 
> > 
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