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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The Yaesu VX-8R HT manufacturer's _<i>default</i>_ path is already
WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1 which is the best mobile or portable routine digi path.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>That is, WIDE1-1 in "PASS Number 1" and also WIDE2-1
in "PASS Number 2". Passes 3 thru 8 remain blank,
unused.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>(as per Page 86 of your VX-8R Operating Manual)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>73, Cap KE6AFE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> aprssig-bounces@tapr.org
[mailto:aprssig-bounces@tapr.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Amir K9CHP<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 12, 2009 9:05 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> bruninga@usna.edu; TAPR APRS Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [aprssig] UIDIGI vs UITRACE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>One remark: the VX-8 is only able to have a path of WIDE1 -
1 or WIDE2 -1. There are 8 slots for a single path each. There is no
possibility for a choice of paths as in WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1 in a single slot. <o:p></o:p></p>
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73 de Amir, K9CHP WAS, WAC,
VE (ARRL and W5YI)<br>
<a
href="http://www.K9CHP.net/">www.K9CHP.net</a> <a
href="http://k9chp.blogspot.com/">http://k9chp.blogspot.com</a><br>
Eagle Valley Search
Dogs <a href="http://evdogs.org/">http://evdogs.org/</a> K9 Handler (SAR)<br>
NYS Federation
Certification Tester<br>
1st Special Response
Group (1SRG) <a href="http://www.1srg.org/">www.1srg.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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Robert Bruninga wrote: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>OK, several important issues here.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>1) Set the path of WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1 in your APRS HT and now it<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>will work via your Jeep or via any other digi that hears it, and<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>you don't have to remmember to switch paths in the HT depending<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>on where you are.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre> <o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre> <o:p></o:p></pre></div>
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