[aprssig] APRStt lives! (APRSspeak)

[Jason KG4WSV]

On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu> wrote:
> Although the person only has to enter B133* nanually, and then
> send the other 16 digits from DTMF memory, the PL idea is much
> much simpler.
>
> All the PL/DTMF user has to do is hold down his PTT, and send
> "B33*". Done.  A 5 to 1 reduction in airtime.

No, all the PL/DTMF user has to do is get his assigned PL, remember
how to set that PL on his radio, and _then_ he can send his position.

And the PL is event-specific, to be re-coded for each event.

You have squared the complexity on the user side, and cubed (or worse)
the complexity on the receiver side, for a trivial decrease in
bandwidth utilization. Just not worth it, IMO.

-Jason
kg4wsv