[aprssig] Balloon Paths again and again...

[Robert Bruninga]

EVERYONE MEMORIZE THIS!

For BALOONS!  
1) Use a path of WIDE2-2.
2) Never use WIDE1-1. 

Reason is the balloon will hit all digis anyway.  Under the
New-N Paradigm, they will digipeat it once and only once no
matter how many times they hear the packet, so there is no
difference between WIDE2-2 and any other combination of
WIDEn-N's or WIDE1-1's..

BUT WIDE1-1 is verboten because it brings up all the FILL-IN
digis and they simply are not needed and only add QRM to the
network over many states.

But WIDE2-2 does give you TWO hops once the balloon gets down on
the ground, and this is helpful to make sure it gets into an
Igate somewhere. 

EVERY ONE, REPEAT AFTER ME:  BALLOONS:  Use WIDE2-2.
Bob, WB4APR

Thanks keith for bringing this to our attention.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: aprssig-bounces at lists.tapr.org 
> [mailto:aprssig-bounces at lists.tapr.org] On Behalf Of Keith
VE7GDH
> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 11:13 AM
> To: TAPR APRS Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [aprssig] pgm for TH-D7 to create .kml ?
> 
> Corey  KB9JHU wrote...
> 
> > I've attached the log from one of our flights...
> 
> > KB9JHU-10>4T0SSX,WIDE1-1:`4^-!HO/>"mS}osu nasa balloon tea
> 
> Changing the subject a bit... nothing airborne - especially
high 
> altitude balloons - should use a path of WIDE1-1. If it's 
> really high, 
> no path is needed at all. If it's something low down (5-10,000
ft?) a 
> one hop WIDE2-1 would be better than triggering all of the
fill-in 
> digis.
> 
> 73 es cul - Keith VE7GDH
> --
> "I may be lost, but I know exactly where I am!" 
> 
> 
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