[aprssig] HF APRS igates on fldigi (Let Users manually beacon)

[Robert Bruninga]

IMHO, users should be able to hit a key and beacon on demand at any time.
Frequently when you are doing something,, or in a QSO, you dont want to
wait 30 minutes for your next positbeacon to refresh.

APRSdos went a step further.  Since it used a decay beacon rate so that
anytime the posit beacon changed, it was refreshed 8, then 16, then32,
seconds later and then 1, 2, 4, 8 16 minutes subsequently decaying to a 30
minute rate.  But if the PC detected user-at-the-PC for any reason, it
would restart the decay at 8 minutes again on down.  This way, if someone
was "present" his activity would be seen everywhere more quickly.

Bob

On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 6:43 PM Stephen H. Smith via aprssig <
aprssig at lists.tapr.org> wrote:

> On 5/8/2020 6:36 PM, Joe Bennett via aprssig wrote:
> >> I'd be curious how to handle the fact that automatic control is not
> allowed on
> >> 60 meters. Makes in interesting issue with APRS...
>
> > It means you have to manually beacon on demand.   I was surprised how
> difficult
> > this is to do with YAAC and APRSis32.
>
> > It's trivial with UIview... Just set beacon interval to 0 (zero) and hit
> F9
> > anytime you want a beacon.
>
> > It's easy with a TinyTrack III which has a terminal where you can
> connect a
> > push-button if desired.
>
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