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Steve Noskowicz wrote:
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<pre wrap="">--- Lynn wrote, with Steve's interjected comments:
WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2
W4MIN heard the signal, consumed the WIDE1-1 and repeated
(probably with
WIDE1*,WIDE2-2)
WC4PEM-10 heard that, consumed one of the WIDE2's and
repeated (probably
with WIDE1,WIDE2-1)
WC4PEM-14 heard that, consumed the final WIDE2 and repeated
(probably
with WIDE1,WIDE2*)
KC4ZVV-2 heard that and gated it to APRS-IS
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<pre wrap="">Close. As I understand it, each digi that hears AND sends should add
it's own ID.
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Words can get in the way sometines. I believe Lynn is correct, but I'd pick a nit and modify it this way:
Each digi, in sequence, that is in the path to the IGate, that hears AND sends it on to the next digi, will add it's own ID. The digi that uses up a path designator, marks it with "*".
Shouldn't the "WIDE1" be "WIDE1*" - indicating it was used up...or is that stripped off to shorten the packet?
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That has bothered me. Note that in my comments I had the WIDE1* on
what was likely transmitted by W4MIN, but all subsequent transmissions
do not include the *. I wish I understood why the consumed portions
didn't keep the *, but in my experience and with my setup, only one
station ever has a * indicator.<br>
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I believe it is also likely that when WC4PEM-10 transmitted the packet
with WIDE2-1, it probably had a * on its own station ID which was
subsequently removed by WC4PEM-14 when it consumed the remainder and
transmitted WIDE2*.<br>
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Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ<br>
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