It would have been cool if the spec allowed for a "live operator" bit. Most of the problem stations are stations that are "automatically" beaconing to frequently or have a lid path setup and no one can get a hold of them. The key here is getting a hold of them, especially via APRS itself. If they are automatically beaconing while mobile, treat it as a station in automatic operation that is subject to normal digipeater operators rules, ala NSR if they want but then an exception be made when the live operator bit is set like a manual posit, etc. Sure they could be abuses to this system but it offers compromise at least.
<br><br>I do path experimentation and it would be irritating to find that someone was NSR'ing my packets especially if that digi was the only digi I could reliably get into. Just some thoughts anyway.<br><br>73 de Pat --- KA9SCF.
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/13/07, <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;">
>>> [What I want is a digi where I can control the<br>>>> complete path of each packet after it is digipeated.]<br><br></blockquote></div>