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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">While not an IS author, the IS servers
need to then only use qAO gated packets as a source of last
resort.</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Currently the message routing is to the
last known source.</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">- Unless I am wrong and ALL I-Gates
will try and send a message?</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">As an example:</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">An APRS user is in range of "Harris".
That packet is gated typically by a few different I-Gates:</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">1. DURNGO (Mountain top I-Gate/Digi
with low latency fiber - Proper two way, 10,500ft)<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">2. KC5EVE-10 (My house in the valley
9,000ft also with low latency fiber- Proper two way)<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">3. K5LRY-10 (Recieve ONLY I-Gate) - I
don't know that HAM - It does connect with "qAO"<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix"><a
href="https://aprs.fi/?c=raw&call=HARRIS">https://aprs.fi/?c=raw&call=HARRIS</a></div>
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src="cid:part2.C0D2B855.E4D13954@usa.net" alt=""></div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">We need to make sure messaging works to
the closest available two way I-Gate.</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">- If you look at other digi's in the
"area" (Four Corners) you will see that the above three I-Gates
gate most of the packets.</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">EGLPASS, LAMOSC, HARRIS, N5WNA-1<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Mark</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">KC5EVE</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/15/2020 9:27 AM, Lynn W
Deffenbaugh (Mr) wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:863aa07c-88da-d4e2-8fc4-1e1dd1908db1@arrl.net">Good
catch John!
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So, if the APRS-IS server would look for the qAO on incoming
packets on an IGate-capable port, they could skip the adding of
the packet source to whatever they are using to forward future
packets out that connection. I like the idea. I requires NO
changes to the protocol, allows the IGate operator (and the
software) to indicate in a standard fashion that it is
receive-only, and the APRS-IS server can take action on
information that is already being passed. And it doesn't break if
the IGate is connected to a non-supporting APRS-IS server
instance, they'll just continue to receive the packets that they
receive today.
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APRS-IS server authors, what do you think?
<br>
<br>
Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and
Win32
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On 7/15/2020 9:48 AM, John Langner WB2OSZ wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">There is already a way for IGate stations
to identify themselves as two way
<br>
or receive only.
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>From <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.aprs-is.net/q.aspx">http://www.aprs-is.net/q.aspx</a> <br>
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qAR - Packet is placed on APRS-IS by an IGate from RF. The
callSSID
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following the qAR is the callSSID of the IGate.
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qAO - (letter O) Packet is placed on APRS-IS by a receive-only
IGate from
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RF. The callSSID following the qAO is the callSSID of the IGate.
Note that
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receive-only IGates are discouraged on standard APRS
frequencies. Please
<br>
consider a bidirectional IGate that only gates to RF messages
for stations
<br>
heard directly.
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