> "1" Is a modern WIDE1-1 only fill-in digipeater<br><br>I use "F" for my fill-in digi, is "1" more appropriate or is either acceptable? <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;">
> I am not on top of the meanings of the various 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 hops<br> - does not identify digi type with APNxxx destination 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 in the LA<br>basin. It will trap all WIDEn-N packets and only produce one
<br>hop.<br><br>"P" is a PACCOM digi that supports New-N. It will only 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 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 digi..<br><br>If I omitted any, then lemme know and I will re-release this<br>email. The point being, that New-N is SELF IDENTIFYING OF ITS
<br>CAPABILITIES TO ALL USERS. That way we can know what works,<br>what doesn't and what needs to be fixed. And users in an area<br>can see exactly what they will get.<br><br>Bob, WB4APR<br><br><br>_______________________________________________
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<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Stephen Brown - ARS K1LNX<br>Johnson City, TN EM86uh