<div>Thanks for the info Eric, but I am NOT always getting into the IS system - For instance today, if you look at the track of me for today, you can see where my last position is shown - after than point, I was digi'd at least 6 or 8 times between there and Fairhope, AL, but none of those show up on
<a href="http://fundu.com">fundu.com</a> or</div>
<div><a href="http://aprs.he.fi/?addr=36605&mt=m&z=11&timerange=21600">http://aprs.he.fi/?addr=36605&mt=m&z=11&timerange=21600</a> - if that gives the time frame when I was tracked - about noon today (Friday). I normally run auto beacon set at 1 minute, but sometimes will change it to 30 sec just for testing on a trip trying to be tracked more consistently.
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<div>I see other mobile stations in the same area as I am that are tracked MUCH more than my station - and they are digi'd by W4IAX-7 digi - and many times our track will overlap.</div>
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<div>I understand what you are saying about the Igate dropping one digi or the other when receiving packets from both, but why is it ALWAYS W4IAX that gets dropped for me, but not others. Also, if you follow my track over the past several days you can see the biggest "missed" spots in my track are up along I-10 where W4IAX is located. If I do get digi'd from there to an Igate, it will be the KI4ELU station that gets me, even thought it's several miles away, while W4IAX is less than a mile or so away. Heck, from I-10 I can see W4IAX's antennas on the tower.
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<div>Sorry to keep harping on this, but I'm just learning about APRS, AND with a new radio I wish to confirm if it actually has a problem or not.</div>
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<div>Thanks for the suggestions.</div>
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<div>73 de Ken H> K9FV-1</div>
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/14/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Eric Goforth</b> <<a href="mailto:eric@goforthtech.com">eric@goforthtech.com</a>> wrote:</span>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">You have to remember that what you see from the IS (FindU, <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprsworld.net/" target="_blank">
aprsworld.net</a>, <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprsdepot.com/" target="_blank">aprsdepot.com</a>, etc.) does not ALWAYS show how your station is working as it relates to digipeaters. You may be getting digied just fine by W4IAX-7, but the path to the nearest iGate (which is responsible for posting your information to the IS) may be by way of KI4ELU-7. OR, they may both be getting you to a nearby iGate just find but because the IS drops duplicate packets, only the W4IAX-7 digi is getting 'recorded'.
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">What your more concerned with is getting into the IS regardless of how. If your positions are making into the IS, then all is well and good.</font>
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<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">Eric J. Goforth, N6GOF</font></span></div>
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<font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b> <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org" target="_blank">aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org</a> [mailto:<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org" target="_blank">
aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ken H><br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 14, 2007 12:43 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:aprssig@lists.tapr.org" target="_blank">
aprssig@lists.tapr.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [aprssig] D700A TNC Problems????<br></font><br> </div>
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<div>Hello all. I'm riding from Fairhope, AL over to work each day and have<br>not been getting into the digipeaters that well. The KI4ELU-7 I get to<br>nicely when in range, but as I cross I-10 to the north, I do not get
<br>digi'd very good. When on I-10 I am VERY close to W4IAX-7 digi. See<br>below for my raw packets showing KI4ELU-7 as the first digi that picks<br>me up. Note that N4ESS-2 in the next batch of raw packets is picked up
<br>by W4IAX-7 digi even though he's futher away than I am. Can anyone<br>give me any ideas as to "why" W4IAX-7 digi does not pick me up? I'm<br>using a D700A radio mounted on a motorcycle.<br><br>2007-09-13 11:34:15 GMT: K9FV-1>SP4P2W,KI4ELU-7,W4NN-1*,WIDE2-1,qAo,WD4HDT:`tZl"|*</]"3c}Test new APRS de K9FV
<br>2007-09-13 11:45:42 GMT: K9FV-1>SP3S1V,KI4ELU-7,WF4X-7,W4AP-3*,qAO,KE4LTT:`t_Fm!k</]"3[}Test new APRS de K9FV<br>2007-09-13 11:46:34 GMT: K9FV-1>SP3R7T,KI4ELU-7,W5PFC*,WIDE2-1,qAo,AA5ED-10:`t_Fo5k</]"3\}Test new APRS de K9FV
<br>2007-09-13 11:47:08 GMT: K9FV-1>SP3R7T,KI4ELU-7,WF4X-7*,WIDE2-1,qAo,WD4ROJ-1:`t_Fo5k</]"3\}Test new APRS de K9FV<br>2007-09-13 11:51:35 GMT: K9FV-1>SP3P9T,KI4ELU-7,W5PFC*,WIDE2-1,qAo,AA5ED-10:`t`7l e</]"3c}Test new APRS de K9FV
<br>2007-09-13 11:52:52 GMT: K9FV-1>SP3P9T,KI4ELU-7,WF4X-7*,WIDE2-1,qAo,WD4ROJ-1:`t`7l e</]"3c}Test new APRS de K9FV<br><br>HEre is W5WHT-7's raw packets showing W4IAX-7 as his first digipeater<br>most of the time with KI4ELU-7 only twice.
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<div><font face="Courier New"><span>2007-09-13 22:04:43 EDT: <b><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=W5WHT-7" target="_blank">W5WHT-7</a></b>>S0TQ5Q,
<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=W4IAX-7" target="_blank"> W4IAX-7</a>,WIDE1,<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=W4NN-1" target="_blank">
W4NN-1</a>,WIDE2,<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=WF4X-7" target="_blank">WF4X-7*</a>,WIDE2-1,qAo,<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=WD4ROJ-1" target="_blank">
WD4ROJ-1</a>:`tYR ? k/]"4(}</span><br> <span>2007-09-13 22:08:03 EDT: <b><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=W5WHT-7" target="_blank">W5WHT-7</a>
</b>>S0SY9Y,<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=W4IAX-7" target="_blank"> W4IAX-7</a>,WIDE1,<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=W4NN-1" target="_blank">
W4NN-1</a>,WIDE2*,WIDE2-2,qAo,<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=WD4HDT" target="_blank">WD4HDT</a>:`sV$ ]-k/]"3u}</span><br> <span> 2007-09-13 22:10:05 EDT:
<b><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=W5WHT-7" target="_blank">W5WHT-7</a></b>>S0SY5S,<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=W4IAX-7" target="_blank">
W4IAX-7</a>,WIDE1*,WIDE2,WIDE2-2,qAO,<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB5VE-1" target="_blank"> KB5VE-1</a>:`sTH I!k/]"3q}</span><br> <span>
2007-09-13 22:10:37 EDT: <b><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=W5WHT-7" target="_blank">W5WHT-7</a></b>>S0SY5S,<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KI4ELU-7" target="_blank">
KI4ELU-7</a>,<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=W4NN-1" target="_blank">W4NN-1</a>,WIDE2,<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=WF4X-7" target="_blank">
WF4X-7</a>,WIDE2*,qAO,<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KD4MOJ-9" target="_blank"> KD4MOJ-9</a>:`sTH I!k/]"3q}</span><br> <span>2007-09-13 22:12:05 EDT:
<b><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=W5WHT-7" target="_blank">W5WHT-7</a></b>>S0SY3S,<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KI4ELU-7" target="_blank">
KI4ELU-7</a>,<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=W4JBB-7" target="_blank">W4JBB-7*</a>,WIDE2-2,qAO,<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KF4YPK-2" target="_blank">
KF4YPK-2</a>:`sRd lk/]"3x}</span><br> <span> 2007-09-13 22:14:09 EDT: <b><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=W5WHT-7" target="_blank">W5WHT-7</a>
</b>>S0SY3Q,<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=W4IAX-7" target="_blank">W4IAX-7</a>,WIDE1*,WIDE2,WIDE2-2,qAO,<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB5VE-1" target="_blank">
KB5VE-1</a>:`sQK Rvk/]"4#}</span><br> <span>2007-09-13 22:18:14 EDT: <b><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=W5WHT-7" target="_blank">W5WHT-7</a>
</b>>S0SX3Q,<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=W4IAX-7" target="_blank"> W4IAX-7</a>,WIDE1,<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=W4NN-1" target="_blank">
W4NN-1</a>,WIDE2*,WIDE2-2,qAo,<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://aprs.he.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=WD4HDT" target="_blank">WD4HDT</a>:`sP2n6<k/]"4E}</span></font></div>
<div><font face="Courier New"><span>My concern is the TNC in my D700A isn't working correctly - I've read a couple of posts about the TNC not transmitting correctly - perhaps with packets digi'd for a couple of days, then not working correctlly. Since this radio is only a month old, I'd like to determine this early on if possible.
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<div><font face="Courier New"><span>Also, there are several times when I get digi'd by the KI4ELU-7 digi, but it never makes it to an Igate. Perhaps the TNC is sending packets that are almost out of spec and only KI4ELU can pass them reliably?
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<div><font face="Courier New"><span>Is there any way I can *test* this radio to check?</span></font></div>
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<div><font face="Courier New"><span>Thanks to all for any help,</span></font></div>
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<div><font face="Courier New"><span>Ken H> K9FV-1</span></font></div>
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