On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 6:20 AM, Randy Love <[email protected]> wrote:
> The point of the example was to show the possible extend of a 3 hop > path in this area from Curt's location in Novi and relate it to the APRS-IS > gating that would happen -- *not* to expound upon every possible hop, > skip and jump. This was just to give Curt a reference for how far his > packets could easily go to give him a visual of how the RF will keep > going, if infrastructure exists, compared to being Igated within a hop or two. That's what I was doing with the list of digipeaters within 2 hops... > No one here argues that a WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1, or even just a > WIDE2-1 in a well covered APRS area, is the preferred path. Agreed, but adding an additional hop does add a significant load to the network. It is a significant little bit of the concept. > Also, for the most part, a traveling APRS station going > through remote and rural areas using a WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2 > path will cause little detriment to a local network giving a > properly set beacon rate or properly programmed > smartBeaconing setup, and of course, that he is traveling > through. Yes, in a remote rural area, you can use really long paths with little detriment, but in well covered areas, it can be a detriment. > Curt was asking for advise on what to use during his 15,000 mile trip. The usual recommended national path would be the best bet... wandering off into the unknown and choosing a long path just in case is probably not the best bet. No matter what, you're going to find holes in the APRS network coverage. > I believe that he will be just fine with a WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2 path. Yes, he would be just fine... no one will die because of the extra hop. I've been known to run that path or WIDE3-3 as well... I know my local network, and just how much impact I will cause. > I'm really sorry that this example turned into debate. Not really a debate, but rather a discussion, and hopefully Curt is a little more knowledgeable and is aware of just how far the packets can go, and not just through that one digipeater and then getting magically sucked into the APRS-IS vortex. Because the APRS-IS dupe filters destroy so much of the evidence, it is easy for people to misunderstand just how much of the network resources they are affecting. James VE6SRV
