[aprssig] RADIO paths in APRS Servers

[Andrew Rich (Home)]

Thanks Pete for the clarrification !

Phew


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Andrew Rich
Amateur Radio Callsign VK4TEC
email: vk4tec at tech-software.net
web: www.tech-software.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pete Loveall AE5PL Lists" <hamlists at ametx.com>
To: "TAPR APRS Mailing List" <aprssig at tapr.org>
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: [aprssig] RADIO paths in APRS Servers


> That is how AGWTracker has always worked: packets seen from APRS-IS show 
> the server name as the "path seen" and packets seen on RF (via AGWPE or 
> equivalent) show each digi where the packet was directly seen -directly- 
> (including "direct").  APRS servers and IGates do -not- strip the RF path 
> on packets gated from RF to APRS-IS.
>
> 73,
>
> Pete Loveall AE5PL
> pete at ae5pl dot net
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Andrew Rich (Home)
>> Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 9:56 PM
>>
>> Have i missed something ?
>>
>> I am running AGWTRacker and the mobile (RF) traffic has lost its RF
>> digi paths
>>
>> ie all traffic appears to have come via the aprs server, and I loose
>> the "intel" of what digi's were involved
>>
>> I would have expected to see what radio digis bounced the signal.
>>
>> It is nice to know that WIDE was involved, but where is "WIDE" ??? and
>> what callsign / digi is that ?
>>
>> I used to be able to "AIM" a packet a specific path ie DIGI 1 , then
>> DIGI 2 to get to a friend
>>
>> Please dont tell me we have "dumbified" APRS to the point of just WIDE
>> WIDE WIDE and now the servers dump the RF bit ?
>
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