[aprssig] The new D710 and Smart Beaconing?

[Earl Needham via Kubuntu]

	That makes a lot of sense.

	I'm just getting started with Kubuntu and Xastir, we'll see how THAT goes 
over the next few weeks.  I notice I have a SmartBeaconing setup there, too.

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	Earl
	KD5XB

On Wednesday 23 May 2007 11:59:43 scott at opentrac.org wrote:
> I know the change is mostly a semantic one, but I thought it was important
> to make it a negative thing - that it'd drop beacons rather than adding
> them.  The user can't blame the device for adding more frequent beacons
> than requested; the rate you specify is still the maximum rate.
>
> Scott
> N1VG
>   _____
>
> From: Earl Needham via Kubuntu [mailto:needhame1 at plateautel.net]
<snip>
>  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".