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<DIV>This begs the question of how many APRS users have an APRS-capable Kenwood radio? I personally know of only one ham who has a KW D-700.</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: "J. Lance Cotton" <joe@lightningflash.net> <BR><BR>> Andrew Rich wrote: <BR>> > Which begs me to ask. What is the best resolution and how from the APRS <BR>> > Spec ? <BR>> <BR>> The best resolution is to use compressed mode. Unfortunately, several <BR>> months ago, Bob said that no one should use it at all, lest the be <BR>> tempted to use it on an Object or Item which wouldn't be decoded by the <BR>> Kenwoods. <BR>> <BR>> If we all used compressed position packets (on all but items and <BR>> objects), all of our packets would be so much shorter and the 144.39 <BR>> channel could support more users (or rather could better support the <BR>> existing ones!) <BR>> <BR>> And we'd get the advantage of increased numerical precision, if not <BR>> accuracy (depends on the GPS). <BR>> <BR>> -Lance <BR>> -- <BR>> J. Lance Cotton, KJ5O <BR>> joe@lightningflash.net <BR>> http://kj5o.lightningflash.net <BR>> Three Step Plan: 1. Take over the world. 2. Get a lot of cookies. 3. Eat <BR>> the cookies. <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________ <BR>> aprssig mailing list <BR>> aprssig@lists.tapr.org <BR>> https://lists.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>