[aprssig] Should a digipeater digi a message sent to itself?

Andrew Rich vk4tec at tech-software.net
Tue Mar 20 16:54:34 EDT 2012


Yes

If u address a packet at a digi yes

How else can u force a packet to go via digia digib digic path

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Andrew Rich

On 21/03/2012, at 5:41, "Andrew P. " <andrewemt at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Looking at the digipeat storm I was just involved in, I was wondering: should a digipeater repeat a packet or message addressed specifically to that digipeater?
> 
> My station was configured as a WIDE1-1 digi, so it might have repeated the queries and responses it got back (though it shouldn't because the other digi should have decremented the SSID of the alias to zero). Regardless, should it have recognized that it was the designated destination station for the packet and not digipeated the packet again even if the packet would have otherwise been digipeated?
> 
> Do other digipeaters recognize when they are the destination and not just a relay?
> 
> Just curious.
> 
> Andrew Pavlin, KA2DDO
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