I think the best thing for me to do is to ask you to explain your perspective?<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Jason KG4WSV <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kg4wsv@gmail.com">kg4wsv@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="im">On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Jim Alles <<a href="mailto:kb3tbx@gmail.com">kb3tbx@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> That is not true in my part of the N.E. - there are enough digis and I-gates<br>
> that the first transmission stands a slight chance of hitting an I-gate<br>
> directly, and the first hop covers local information purposes and LOTS of<br>
> I-gates.<br>
<br>
</div>You seem to be making the invalid assumption that the purpose of an<br>
APRS transmission is to get into APRS-IS.<br></blockquote><div><br>No, I mentioned it, but my transmission and the first hop out of a digipeater is RF, for local information purposes. In fact, the only useful purpose for doing more than two hops in a desolate area (midwest) would be to get to an I-gate - it isn't local information anymore. If you need to reliably connect to someone that far away, set up packet again.<br>
If I just wanted to get dots on a map, I wouldn't need my license, just a cell phone.<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im"><br>
> The truth is that if your first transmitted packet isn't heard, adding hops<br>
> isn't going to change a thing.<br>
<br>
</div>Sorry, but that's nonsense, especially if you actually care about RF<br>
operation. It _might_ be true, in _your_ area, _if_ you only care<br>
about getting back to the internet.<br></blockquote><div> </div></div><br>Let me expand that - if your first transmitted packet isn't heard by a digi..<br>Nonsense, no, - RF reality.<br><br>Peace,<br><br>Jim A.<br>