Thanks Bob for clearing that up, I will change it tonight :)<br><br>Makes sense.....<br><br>73's<br>Stephen<br>K1LNX<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/10/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Robert Bruninga</b> <
<a href="mailto:bruninga@usna.edu">bruninga@usna.edu</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">> > "1" Is a modern WIDE1-1 only fill-in digipeater
<br>><br>> I use "F" for my fill-in digi, is "1" more<br>> appropriate or is either acceptable?<br><br>I think "1" is the most descriptive. The reason not to use "F"<br>is that during the evolution of the New-N paradigm, there was a
<br>time when we proposed using "F" for something else. A few digis<br>resulted with "F" but then the evolution of the New-N final<br>solution went another way. SO to me "F" implies an old<br>
non-New-N settings.<br><br>Although "1" can imply both a WIDE1-1 digi and an enforced 1 hop<br>digi (such as the LA basin) they can easily be distinguished in<br>their beacons. The Fill in will show "W11 Fill digi..." and and
<br>the enforced one-hop digi will probably show "W11,W22 One hop<br>digi..."<br><br>Thanks. Bob, WB4APR<br>> On 9/10/07, Robert Bruninga <<a href="mailto:bruninga@usna.edu">bruninga@usna.edu</a>> wrote:
<br>><br>> > I am not on top of the meanings of the various<br>symbols.<br>> > Perhaps someone else can help with that.<br>><br>> "S" is a fully modern New-N Paradigm digi<br>
> - Supports WIDEn-N<br>> - Traps larger values of N<br>> - Supports SSn-N paths within an SS or SSS.. Region<br>> - Beacon format shows capabilities: "W2,SSn-N..."<br>> - Supports Local Info FREQ object in its Btext
<br>><br>> "N" is an old N digi -often- with these problems:<br>> - Beacon rate is not proportional: 10min dir, 30min 2<br>hops<br>> - does not identify digi type with APNxxx destination
<br>address<br>> - Does not trap large values of N<br>> - Does not indcate capabilities in its beacon<br>> - Does not use new standard FREQ object format<br>><br>> "1" Is a modern WIDE1-1 only fill-in digipeater
<br>><br>> "1" Can also indicate an enforced one-hop digi such as<br>in the LA<br>> basin. It will trap all WIDEn-N packets and only<br>produce one<br>> hop.<br>><br>> "P" is a PACCOM digi that supports New-N. It will only
<br>do<br>> W11,W22,W21,W33.<br>><br>> The following are obsolete:<br>> "W", "T", "R", "U". Others?<br>><br>> Notice that a UIDIGI ROM can fully support the New-N
<br>> paradigm so<br>> it becomes a "S" but because it will have APNUxx in its<br>> destination field, we can still identify the type of<br>digi..<br>><br>> If I omitted any, then lemme know and I will re-release
<br>this<br>> email. The point being, that New-N is SELF IDENTIFYING<br>OF ITS<br>> CAPABILITIES TO ALL USERS. That way we can know what<br>works,<br>> what doesn't and what needs to be fixed. And users in
<br>an area<br>> can see exactly what they will get.<br>><br>> Bob, WB4APR<br>><br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> aprssig mailing list<br>>
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