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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hello</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Can someone please explain to me.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>In the old days, you used to have a digi with a
callsign and you could bounce off it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>VK4TEC> APRS via VK4RBT-3* : Packet</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>You knew which digi you had hit, and more
importantly if you wanted to direct a packet only via that digi, you
could.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Sonce then we seem to have had aliasing added to
APRS, example WIDE </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>VK4TEC> APRS via WIDE* :
Packet</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>In this case, which digi did it go via ?</DIV>
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<DIV>I thought the digi was supposed to callsign substitute.</DIV>
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<DIV>Even if this packet was to hit the internet, I have no idea via what digi
it got there ?</DIV>
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<DIV>I have a friend that lives WEST of me, I know if i send a packet via a set
path, my packet will make it to him.</DIV>
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<DIV>In this new brave world, it seems very hot and miss ??</DIV>
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<DIV>It is a pity our APRS networks can't "learn" where other nodes and stations
are.</DIV>
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<DIV>Just a thought - coming from a mobile phone and RADAR background.</DIV>
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<DIV>Andrew VK4TEC</DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>