[aprssig] Too busy? (Was: Feeding multiple stations into...)

[Robert Bruninga]

>>> anders at pobox.com 06/11/06 5:34 PM >>>
>What software tools can you use to see/measure the
>actual load in an area, ...

The original APRS (APRSdos) has several displays and functions 
for RF packets that makes the user intimately aware and 
intune with the local RF network:

- ANALYZE HOPS - shows how many hops each digi is from you
  and also displays the range circle for each digi with colored 
  circles.  All 0 hop digis (direct) in red, all 1 hop digis are 
  shown in Yellow, all 2 hops in blue, etc..

- ANALYZE USERS - shows how many hops each user is from you
   using the same color scheme and also drawing their PHG
   circle.

- ANALYZE COUNTS - shows the packets per hour from each
  station for the last 24 hours and sorts it.  Instantly you can
  see the stations causing the highest load on the RF network

- ANALYZE DIGIS - shows the percents of local RF users using 
  each type of path (RELAY, WIDE, and each of the WIDEn's)

- ANALYZE TRACE - will trace on the map (digi to digi) the 
  exact path a stations packet took to reach you...

- ANALYZE LINKS - Draws lines from every digi to every station
   it hears direct.  Very easy to see actual coverage.

- ANALYZE PATHS - lists the users of each selected type path.
  ie, A-P-RELAY will list all local RF stations using RELAY

- ANALYZE ALOHA - will compute from your station, your ALOHA
  range.  That is, a circle that contains the number of RF stations
  that constitute a 100% full network as viewed from your station.

- ANALYZE TRAFFIC - will draw white lines on the map between 
   end points of all messages.  Makes it easy to see who-where 
   is talking to  whom-where, and all active QSO's.

de WB4APR, Bob