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<LI><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: larger"><FONT face=Arial><B><FONT
color=#ff0000>DON'T</FONT></B> set your station up as an IGATE (i.e. DO NOT
gate data from the Internet to RF). This will only create traffic loops and
problems on the channel. <BR>If there is no IGate
serving your local area (i.e within 2-3 digipeater hops), or there is no
APRS activity at all where you are, please contact your local region
co-ordinator so we can integrate your area into the network effectively.
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=vk4tec@tech-software.net
href="mailto:vk4tec@tech-software.net">Andrew Rich</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vk4tec@tech-software.net
href="mailto:vk4tec@tech-software.net">Andrew Rich</A> ; <A
title=ozaprs@aprs.net.au href="mailto:ozaprs@aprs.net.au">Australian APRS
Users</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=aprssig@tapr.org
href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org">TAPR APRS Mailing List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 06, 2009 7:02
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [OZAPRS] IGATES in south
east qld Australia</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><STRONG>What you dont want</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>01. DIGIS beaconing every 5 minutes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>02. INET to RF traffic swamping the
freq</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>03. No INET to RF path (messaging)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>04. Mobiles not being able to get
through</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>05. Mobiles sending at high rates</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>06. Unnecessary geograhically non relavant data
being sent to RF from INET</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><STRONG>What you do want</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>07. Digis beaconing sensibly</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>08. INET to RF kept to a minimum or even just
messaging</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>09. Both ways messaging</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>10. Mobiles have a good chance of getting
through</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>11. Mobiles sending at sensible rates and using
smart digi where possible.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>12. Geographically relavent data sent to RF IF
you have to.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>At the moment, we have some of 01, 02, some 03,
some of 04, some of 06</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>At the moment, we have some of 07, none of 08,
some of 09, some of 10, some of 11, some of 12</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Remember, not everyone has rx capable
mobiles</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>And if the packets are to help people at home,
they should really be using the internet to help with bandwidth.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Conserve the RF spectrum</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=vk4tec@tech-software.net
href="mailto:vk4tec@tech-software.net">Andrew Rich</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=ozaprs@aprs.net.au
href="mailto:ozaprs@aprs.net.au">Australian APRS Users</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=aprssig@tapr.org
href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org">TAPR APRS Mailing List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 06, 2009 6:22
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [OZAPRS] IGATES in south east
qld Australia</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I recently fitted the car with
APRS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I am hearing some INET to RF traffic on 145.175
MHz</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I am hearing almost constant INET to RF traffic
on 439.100 MHz</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>What I find weird is, most people seem to be
running dumb trackers, ie they can't even RX the packets.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>My question is, who or what is the INET to RF
supposed to support then ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I am not sure everyone is doing both way gating
as well, I tried a few INET to RF messages.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Surely you would favour the
mobiles.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>It makes it really hard to impossible for
mobiles to get out.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Can you please look at this
situation.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Andrew VK4TEC</FONT></DIV>
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