Station Configuration
Fill-In Digi
Configuration guidance for a lower-power, local-coverage fill-in digipeater.
Fill-in digipeaters provide local, first-hop-only coverage in areas that can't reliably reach a mountaintop WIDEn-N digipeater — valleys, urban areas, and other RF-shadowed spots.
See WIDEn-N Digipeater for the wide-area digipeater configuration this complements.
Suggested Parameters
| Parameter | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| UNPROTO |
WIDE1-1
|
Fill-in digipeaters typically only respond to the first hop, unlike mountaintop WIDEn-N digis. |
| Typical placement |
In-valley / low elevation
|
Complements WIDEn-N coverage by filling gaps for low-power mobiles and portables. |
Notes
- A home station left on with WIDE1-1,WIDEn-N path handling effectively acts as a fill-in digi — a dedicated fill-in setup just formalizes and optimizes that role.
- Fill-in digis are especially valuable in valleys and urban canyons where mountaintop digipeaters can't be heard directly.