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<DIV><SPAN class=563011917-30032006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>That is one
of the unfortunate things about the internet and published books and
manuals.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=563011917-30032006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Since we
switched last year to the new Paradigm of APRS, there are lots of published
books, manuals and web sites that are no longer correct! It will take time
to fix all that but some of it will never get fixed and will mislead some of the
new folks for years to come.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=563011917-30032006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=563011917-30032006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>IT IS OUR JOB
TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT. When you see a new station on your screen, check
it to make sure they are using the correct path. I do that in my area and
it not only fixes their problem in a hurry, but it also gives the new user an
opportunity to meet one of the old timers who is willing to help get them going
in the right direction. Remember the stations using the old paths will
only show up on your screen if they are in simplex range of your station, so not
only can you help them fix their problem, but you might also make a new
friend! If you don't jump in and help them out, they will probably get
discouraged real fast and we will probably loose them from our hobby.
Everyone needs to see things work when they first try out a new
thing.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=563011917-30032006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=563011917-30032006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>So, lets all
do our job and help steer new APRS users in the right
direction.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=563011917-30032006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=563011917-30032006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>Thanks,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Herb, KB7UVC<BR>NW APRS Group, West Sound Coordinator<BR>Our WEB
Site: <A href="http://www.nwaprs.info/"
target=_blank>http://www.nwaprs.info</A><BR><BR> </FONT> </P></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org [mailto:aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org]<B>On
Behalf Of</B> Stephen H. Smith<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 29, 2006 9:25
PM<BR><B>To:</B> TAPR APRS Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> [aprssig] ARRL Web
Site Propagating Out-Of-Data APRS Into<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial>I
just stumbled across this URL:<BR> <A
class=moz-txt-link-freetext
href="http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/aprs/pos-reporting.html">http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/aprs/pos-reporting.html</A><BR><BR><BR>It
is still advising newbies to use "RELAY,WIDE,WIDE" and advocating operating on
145.79 ! ! Not to mention the link to the now-obsolete .MIL domain
version of Bob's website.<BR><BR>It also has this astonishing
statement:<BR> <BR> "A GATE station has a very wide coverage area
(500 miles or more)." after listing the distinction between RELAY and
WIDE, implying that GATES are some kind of superstation on two
meters.<BR><BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>