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The Tracker2 has a new feature I'd like to see more widely implemented - you can set it so that if it hears its own packet digipeated, it'll skip the next n transmissions. This means you can set a fairly high beacon rate to get a better success rate out in the middle of nowhere, but when you get into an area with better coverage it automatically cuts back on beacons.<br><br>Scott<br>N1VG<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 255); padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"><hr><b>From:</b> Earl Needham [mailto:needhame1@plateautel.net]<br><b>To:</b> TAPR APRS Mailing List [mailto:aprssig@lists.tapr.org]<br><b>Sent:</b> Wed, 23 May 2007 09:36:11 -0700<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [aprssig] The new D710 and Smart Beaconing?<br><br><!-- -->At 10:26 AM 5/23/2007, Matt Werner wrote:<br>>On 5/23/07, Robert Bruninga <<a href="mailto:bruninga@usna.edu">bruninga@usna.edu</a>> wrote:<br>>>This means everyone cruising down the highway above 60 is<br>>>generating packets every 20 or 30 seconds. This is *not*<br>>>acceptible for routine operations.<br>>[snip]<br>>>Get some guy driving around in the parking lots and malls while<br>>>doing lots of honey-doos and shopping, it kills the frequency<br>>>with 10+ second beacons for hours. Again, this is *not*<br>>>acceptible for routine operations, and past experience shows<br>>>that we can guarantee that -most- will be at the -wrong-<br>>>settings -most- of the time.<br>><br>>These would both be examples of a grossly mis-configured SmartBeaconing setup.<br>><br>>SmartBeaconing lets you set a "high speed" that will beacon at the<br>>slowest rate. Mine is set so that, over 55 MPH, I beacon every 90<br>>seconds (or is it 120 now?).<br>><br>>SmartBeaconing also lets you set a minimum time between posits. 10<br>>seconds would be too short IMHO.<br>><br>>Anyone who can mis-configure SmartBeaconing can mis-configure any<br>>other setup as well...<br><br> I'll second that. Properly configured, SmartBeaconing will <br>transmit much less than Bob's example. When using my HamHUD, I <br>usually set mine to beacon every 3 miles, plus a beacon if I turn a corner.<br><br> Bob, why don't you try that HamHUD you have? You could sure <br>use it to get a feel for how SmartBeaconing works, and I for one am a <br>little bit irritated that you repeatedly blast SmartBeaconing while <br>having no experience with it.<br><br> 7 3<br> Earl<br><br>KD5XB -- Earl Needham<br>Clovis, New Mexico DM84jk<br><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cw_bugs" target="_blank">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cw_bugs</a> <br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>aprssig mailing list<br><a href="mailto:aprssig@lists.tapr.org">aprssig@lists.tapr.org</a><br><a href="https://lists.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig" target="_blank">https://lists.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig</a><br><!-- --><style>
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