Thanks Keith for the reply ... This begs another question. If I enable as WIDE 2-1 or WIDE 1-1 then it'll digi everything it hears, as long as they fit the WIDE n-N criteria. Or is there a way to only digi my packets .. is this where the checkbox "digi on my call" comes into play ?
Andrew K1YMI --- In [email protected], "Keith VE7GDH" <ve7...@...> wrote: > > Andrew KC2EUS wrote... > > > what settings do I put in the Tracker2 to get it to digipeat my beacon > > from the VX8. I set the digipeat on call, but on a quick test, and it > > did not seem to work. What am I missing... is there anything different > > I need to add to the WIDE1-1, WIDE2-1 on the VX8 ?? > > With DIGI ON in the T2, it should digipeat via the call in the T2. To > use it that way, you could use a path like GM1YMI,WIDE2-1 assuming that > GM1YMI was the MYCALL in the T2. If the T2 could be heard by a WIDEn-N > digi, it would act on the remaining WIDE2-1. However, if the T2 didn't > hear the beacon from the VX-8, your beacon would end there. Digi paths > are used in order... with the exception of the T2 which if it had > PREEMPT <n> turned on could act on an alias with un-used aliases > ahead of the "pre-empted" alias. > > To get it to respond to WIDEn-N you could... > > ALIAS 1 WIDE > HOPLIMIT 2 > USEALIAS 1 > DIGIID 1 ON > > or if you wanted it to respond to WIDE1-1 only... > > ALIAS 1 WIDE1 > HOPLIMIT 1 > USEALIAS 1 > DIGIID 1 ON > > 73 es cul - Keith VE7GDH > -- > "I may be lost, but I know exactly where I am!" >
