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> You could program a digi to respond to both PA and WPA.?<br>
> I know the population density varies dramatically from<br>
> the southeast corner to the west, but?I just can't<br>
> understand segmenting the state.<br>
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I know it does sound arbitrary for such demographic boundaries, but after a<br>
lot of thought, I realized that all large ORGANIZED amateur radio<br>
communications groups are organized around their ARRL sections which are<br>
themselves organized around the governmental areas they serve.<br>
<br>
(Maybe not all, but certainly the majority). So as a first-order cut, it<br>
seemed like the obvious initial boundaries. It gives those existing<br>
organizations a way to communicate within the areas they serve. This does<br>
not prohibit the formation of other regions to meet any area's needs of course.<br>
<br></blockquote></div>Sorry for the delay, I was in digest mode, but thanks everyone for helping me think about this.<br><br>Considering the limitations, there is not likely much benefit in having that central 'section' I suggested. It might be more useful for 'our' major digis to filter all packets that have already made two hops on WideN-n, then allow those that use PAn-N or WPAn-N all they want.<br>
<br>Along with Bob's organizational perspective above, my practical desire for segmenting things is to reduce the spam. I run a VX-8R HT with a limited display, and it it is really hard to get a handle on the local 'scene' when It gets bumped by a 'dust devil' in the next state.<br>
<br>Thanks again,<br><br>Jim A. KB3TBX<br>