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<DIV><SPAN class=412454922-20102005><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>A couple of the
local digis are running the old PACCOMM TNCs based on the specifications on
Bob's page at <A
href="http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/aprs/PacComm-settings.txt">http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/aprs/PacComm-settings.txt</A> .
These aren't my digis, but I'm one of the alternate "sysops" for the
owner.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=412454922-20102005><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>One of the local
home stations was using WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1 in his path, and I explained that in our
area, home stations should get by with just WIDE2-1 (or in some remote cases,
WIDE2-2 to hit the city). He responded that if he used either of those, the digi
in question (the only one that hears him direct) would *not* digipeat him, but
if he used the WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1, it did.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=412454922-20102005><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=412454922-20102005><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>I was a bit
confused, but in re-reading Bob's page I saw the following:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=412454922-20102005><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=412454922-20102005><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>>>></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=412454922-20102005></SPAN><SPAN class=412454922-20102005><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>USERS IN THE AREA OF A PACCOMM DIGI: All fixed stations
in range of <BR>this digi need to set their outgoing path of WIDE1-1,WIDEn-N
where N is <BR>the common value in the region minus one. If this is a 3-3
area, then <BR>use WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2. If it is a 2 hop area, then use
WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1.</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=412454922-20102005><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=412454922-20102005><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>So if I'm reading
this correctly, anybody trying to go through this digi as their first hop *must*
have WIDE1-1 at the beginning of the path, or else the paccomm will ignore them.
I'm assuming if that's true, then in the "old days" this would also ignore all
packets without "RELAY" at the beginning.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=412454922-20102005><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=412454922-20102005><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Can anybody confirm
that my understanding is correct, or educate me as to why I'm seeing what I'm
seeing? Is the next best viable option to look at getting UIDIGI PROMs burnt for
these digis? Is UIDIGI a better option?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=412454922-20102005><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=412454922-20102005><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>Thanks;</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=412454922-20102005><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>Brad.</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>