[aprssig] Consecutive Packet Send

[Randy Love]

The burst method may not be compatible with local digipeaters... or some
TNC's even.

Some digipeaters transmit the split second they see an end-of-packet
indicator under the assumption that the tx is done since the packet is
completed. That would cause the digipeater to collide with the rest of your
long packet that you are sending as a burst.

This is done on purpose to induce the packet fratricide that is necessary
for peak performance of APRS digipeating. (i.e. the digipeater will only be
colliding with other digipeaters transmitting the same packet )

Randy
WF5X

Randy

On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 12:44 PM Eric H. Christensen via aprssig <
aprssig at lists.tapr.org> wrote:

> Looking at the WX3in1 Plus 2.0 device, there is a field in the radio tab
> regarding transmitting packets.  The choices are 'separately' or 'in
> bursts'.  IIUC, if the device has multiple packets to transmit it can
> either transmit them separately with breaks in between, or can transmit all
> of the data packets all together with no breaks.  The manual that comes
> from Microsat says that 'separately' is the standard in APRS which got me
> thinking: if there is so much waste with the key up times, why not transmit
> in bursts to remove that waste?  What am I missing?
>
> 73,
> Eric WG3K
>
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