[aprssig] simple and cheap digapeater?

[Cap Pennell]

Herb KB7UVC wrote:
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> Your mobile
> should be using a path of WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1 or WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2 just
> make sure the first hop is a WIDE1-1 your second hop could go as
> high as a WIDE3-3 since you are in a sparsely located area of our
> NW APRS network.

But even from very remote areas, WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1 is a far better routine
mobile path for courtesy in our North American VHF network than is
WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2 (or worse).

If you're not using WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1 (or less) mobile, please give it a whirl
to help all of us hoping to share the VHF frequency with you.

WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1 produces two digi hops in all directions.  WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2
produces three digi hops in all directions, almost always more than is
needed or helpful, especially when the mobile station is set for frequent
transmissions.

Thanks!
73, Cap KE6AFE

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P.S.  Darn Kenwoods that accept shorthand of "W1,W2" are a big problem in
this regard.  In those radios the user must type out the whole path setting
of WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1 .  Setting a path of "W1,W2" in the Kenwoods
unfortunately produces the "unfriendly excess QRM" path of WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2.