[aprssig] NEW PARADIGM Settings for Digi's

[Tim Schall]

Hmmm, I'll change the beacon at SEA tomorrow.  I'd do it now but I'm...
well..... drinking.

Tim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Bruninga" <bruninga at usna.edu>
To: <aprssig at lists.tapr.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 4:10 PM
Subject: [aprssig] NEW PARADIGM Settings for Digi's


> I thought I would share this Question/Answer:
>
> >Why do we need the W3,SSn in the new DIGI beacons?
> >It really, truly, doesn't help me while I'm driving, since I
> >already know our digis support WIDEn-N, and I'm
> >probably not going  to change my outgoing path to SSn-N
>
> This info is for the traveler, and for the Network designer
> and for everyone else that cares about the network.
> Without this, no one but the SYSOP knows for sure what
> is in the digi.  ALso add ",WX" if the digi also has a WX
> station.  For example ...PHG5630/W3,MDn,WX... would
> be a New Paradigm Digi in Maryland supporting WIDEn-N
> up to 3, and MDn-N and has a remote WX station attached.
>
> Most of the problem we have with all of today's digis is
> that NO ONE but the sysops know what each digi does,
> and  MOST of the sysops have forgotten even what
> they set it to.  Thus our network is a big unknown.
>
> It only makes sense for the digi itself to announce
> its capabilities for *everyone* to be kept informed.
> And for the SYSOP to keep this info current with
> the current settings so that anyone can see what the
> network capabilities are in an area.
>
> Including those of us that kibitz from afar...
>
> Also, if nothing else, since it is a new standardized way
> of reporting the New n-N Paradigm, it gives a quick
> visual clue that the digi has been upgraded and is
> not still showing "W-R-T" which was the old way.
>
> And of course, put these in the first bytes of the beacon
> (after the PHG) so that it shows up on the front panel
> of the mobiles with front panel displays so they can see
> what kind of network they are in...
>
> de Wb4APR, Bob
>
>
>
> >>> David Dobbins <ddobbins at gmail.com> 4/19/05 6:13:06 PM >>>
>  On 4/19/05, Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu> wrote:
> >
> > Comments on DIGIS with WX:
> >
> > >>> David Dobbins <ddobbins at gmail.com> 4/19/05 5:00:53 PM >>>
> > > For the remote WX digipeaters, which we have probably
> > >15 of across the region, I need some help to verify this will work:
> > >This is for a WX WIDEn-N combo, other settings as in regular
> WIDEn-N:
> > > BLT 1 E 00:20:00 START 00:00:00
> > >BLT 2 E 00:20:00 START 00:10:00
> > > LTP 1 APN382 VIA WIDE2-2
> > > LTP 2 APN382 VIA WIDE2-2
> > > LT 1 (data automatically parsed from weather station)
> > >LT 2 !4720.20NS12320.45W#PHG5660/Ko Peak APRS K7GPS
> >
> > First you need to include in this POSIT the W3,WAn to
> > show what its capabilities are. I'd make them say something
> > like PHG..../W3,WAn,WX Ko Peak... K7GPS
> > which will show like this on the Kenwood:
> > DIGICALL:
> > W3,WAn,WX
> > Ko Peak...
> > K7GPS
> >
> > which is very valuable info for the mobile
> >
> > >We need to make sure these get into a nearby iGate
> > >so the data can be uplinked to NWS. In some rural cases we may
> > >need to extend the path to WIDE3-3.
> >
> > Remember that WIDE2-2 from a digi goes just as far as
> > WIDE3-3 does from a user on the ground... For those
> > digis that are only 1 digi hop away from an Igatre
> > use WIDE2-1.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > > I see no need for the 3rd and 4th slots used here.
> >
> > On 4/19/05, Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu> wrote:
> > >
> > > >>> "Herb Gerhardt" <hgerhardt at wavecable.com> 4/19/05 1:01:18 AM
> >>>
> > > > Bob, can you help with this paragraph.
> > >
> > > > RELAY ONLY DIGIPEATERS: There will be occasion when coverage of
> a
> > > WIDE
> > > >digi isn't complete, but another WIDE digi would/might interfere
> > with
> > > the
> > > >other's operation, e.g. too close in proximity. In that case you
> > may
> > > need
> > > >the help of a RELAY digi to get your signal out to the world. You
> > > would
> > > >configure your digipeater near identical to the WIDE settings,
> > except
> > > with
> > > >UIDIGI should be RELAY (leave off WIDE and TRACE).
> > >
> > > Yes, I would word it this way:
> > >
> > > FILL-IN DIGIPEATERS: There will be occasion when coverage
> > > of a WIDEn-N digi isn't complete, but another WIDEn-N digi
> > > would just add additional QRM to the channel. In that case you
> > > may need the help of a ONE-HOP digi to get your signal out to
> > > the world. You would configure your digipeater near identical to
> > > the WIDEn-N digi settings, except with UIDIGI should be set
> > > to WIDE1-1 (leave off WIDE and TRACE and do not enable
> > > UIFLOOD nor UITRACE. This digi will only respond as a first
> > > hop and only to mobiles with the path of WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1.
> > >
> > > Bob
> > >
> >
> > --
> > David Dobbins
> > Medical Lake, WA
> >
>
>
>
> -- 
> David Dobbins
> Medical Lake, WA
>
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