[aprssig] What are igates supposed to do with paths

[Pete Loveall AE5PL Lists]

You are correct.  No one is to alter the path other than adding the q construct on packets gated to APRS-IS.  I just did a packet lookup on W3HZU and the only thing I found was from 31 days ago so I haven't a clue what software they are using (Keystone VHF Club, according to QRZ).  I wonder if someone was replaying a log?...

73,

Pete Loveall AE5PL
pete at ae5pl dot net

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph M. Durnal
> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 9:00 AM
> To: TAPR APRS Mailing List
> Subject: [aprssig] What are igates supposed to do with paths
>
> 2008-05-11 15:56:33 UTC:
> NE3R>APX193,N3KTX-2*,WIDE2,qAo,W3BCW:=3922.21N/07726.12WxPHG2000No
> Traffic
> 2008-05-11 18:41:43 UTC:
> NE3R>APX193,TCPIP*,qAO,W3HZU:=3922.21N/07726.12WxPHG2000No Traffic
>
> It seems like these two stations are doing something different when
> they gate packets from RF to the internet.  Are they both doing it
> correctly?  It just seems like something seems wrong with W3HZU.
>
> I think it would be best if the packets appear on the IS the same way
> as they do on RF.