[aprssig] The new D710 and Smart Beaconing?

[Earl Needham via Kubuntu]

On Wednesday 23 May 2007 11:25:56 scott at opentrac.org wrote:
> The Tracker2 has a new feature I'd like to see more widely implemented -
> you can set it so that if it hears its own packet digipeated, it'll skip
> the next n transmissions.  This means you can set a fairly high beacon rate
> to get a better success rate out in the middle of nowhere, but when you get
> into an area with better coverage it automatically cuts back on beacons.

	The HamHUD had a similar feature some years ago.  If it did NOT hear it's own 
packet repeated, it would send it again.  I believe it would send a total of 
three of these before it gave up.  I believe this feature was finally deleted 
due to complaints of "over-beaconing".

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Earl
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