[aprssig] The new D710 and Smart Beaconing?

[Stephen H. Smith]

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.
>
> Scott
> N1VG
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Now that is a REALLY elegant solution to this issue!  





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