[aprssig] Universal digi path

[Cap Pennell]

Have you tried plain WIDE2-2 ?  I see stations nearby you using it
successfully.  Good luck.
Some digis "cut-off" WIDE3-3 as too broad, but allow WIDE2-2 (or
WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1).
73, Cap KE6AFE

> -----Original Message-----
> From: aprssig-bounces at lists.tapr.org
> [mailto:aprssig-bounces at lists.tapr.org]On Behalf Of n4qwf at ntelos.net
> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 17:09 PM
> To: aprssig at lists.tapr.org
> Subject: [aprssig] Universal digi path
>
>
> Here I am on the outer banks of North Carolina. I was here two weeks ago
> and enjoyed seeing my position reported on Findu without any problem. I
> was using the Tiny track and Kenwood V7A in my wifes car then. I am sure
> the Proto path was set to Wide3-3. While I have been here this week using
> my D700 and the same path I don't see my position digipeated. I see other
> stations on my screen without any trouble and the node shows up all ok but
> no ack of my postion. I setup my D7 HT and monitored my transmissions and
> I showed up on my Winaprs map here at the house so I know I am sending a
> good positions. When I left home the Wide 3-3 worked just fine till I got
> to Currituck and then it stopped working. My question is has the alias of
> the path been changed or something. I have tried the call of the node,
> Wide, Wide1-1, Wide3-3, relay, NC1-1 among many proto paths without any
> lucky. I would think there should be a path setting that should work
> regardless of where you travel. If that is not the case what is a fellow
> to do while on the road. After all that is what APRS was supposed to be
> about I thought. Well maybe someone can clue me in on what gives. Thanks
> for any help! 73's << John
>