[aprssig] An Anniversary Cheer for Stephen Smith

[Ron Stordahl]

Robert Bruninga wrote:
> Sorry, If I am not understanding your point, but
> in a 3 hop area (meaning everyone agrees thta
> 3 hops is OK in an area, then that means fixed
> stations are recommended to use WIDE3-3 or
> less and mobiles are recoemended to use 
> WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2.  And there are no settings
> you can place at the digi that will prevent a mobile
> from using WIDE1-1,WIDE3-3.  We have to use
> user education to prevent that.
>
> Does that help?
> Bob, WB4APR
> *-----------------------
But, if in an N=3 region we instead configure the high digi's as has 
been recommended for an N=2 region then:

WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2 will allow 3 hops which is the maximum we wish to allow and
WIDE1-1,WIDE3-3 will allow just 2
WIDE3-3 will allow just 1

So it appears that if the goal is to impose a 3 hop limit, then 
configuring the high digi's as has been recommended for an N=2 region 
does this better than N=3.

The fundamental problem is that the digi which we are using are out of 
date...I guess we will have to live with what we have..for now.

Ron Stordahl, N5IN