<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body>I was re-reading some of the old postings about digipeating, where they state that digipeaters (only) should be "impolite" and use a DWAIT of zero to avoid channel clutter. This would seem to imply that no station can be a digipeater and something else (weather station, etc.) unless the full functionality is built into the TNC, because there is no way for an external application to tell a KISS TNC on a packet-by-packet basis which packets are DWAIT 0 and which are to have normal competition for airtime. Either the digi would be "polite" and cause additional airwaves clutter, or the non-digi functionality would be "impolite" and dominate the channel.<div><br></div><div>So, do any of the "soft" TNCs (AGWPE, DireWolf, etc.) have the ability to specify priority (DWAIT=0) transmission on a per-packet basis? How does this jive with the proposed sat-gate mode?</div><div><br></div><div>I'm curious because I'm doing some research on an idea for improved digipeating, and it requires using an external program with a KISS TNC. As such, I'd like to be able to selectively decide whether my station is "polite" or "impolite" on a per-packet basis (assuming impoliteness is still preferred digipeater behavior).</div><div><br></div><div>Any feedback would be welcome.</div><div><br></div><div>Andrew Pavlin, KA2DDO </div></body></html>