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SUMMARY OF
NEW APRS STATION CHANGES APRIL 2005
STATION SETTINGS
AND OUTGOING PATH SELECTION
Low Powered Trackers (1-4 watts):
Outgoing path: WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2
Periodicity: Not more than once every minute. Reduce path setting for shorter
transmit cycles.
Also: TRACE will no longer be supported, and RELAY support
will be going away by end of 2005
Mobile/Maritime Trackers (5 watts or greater):
Outgoing path: WIDE2-2 or WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2
Periodicity: Not more than once every two minutes. Reduce path setting for
shorter transmit cycles.
Aircraft, Balloons, Rockets:
Outgoing path: WIDE2-2
Periodicity: Not more than once every minute. Reduce path setting for shorter
transmit cycles
Fixed Stations:
Outgoing path: WIDE2-2 or WIDE3-3 (Use the smaller number if you live in an
area where APRS is very active)
Periodicity: Normally software controlled once every 30 minutes. If a weather
station, OK to transmit weather data every 15 minutes.
Also: Set UIDIGI ON RELAY,WIDE1
Also: Make sure your APRS software does not change MYA to RELAY. MYA field
should be empty. Most APRS applications set MYA RELAY. You will need to edit the
start up file and delete this line entry.
WIDEn-N Digipeaters:
See http://www.nwaprs.info/widen-n.htm
for specifics.
Also: If you see a WIDEn-N digipeater on the map with the letter "L"
or "S", that digi has been updated with the new changes.
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