[OZAPRS] THIS IS FOR UI-VIEW32 DIGIPEATER SYSOPS ONLY! New WIDEn-nparadigm, with support for RELAY.

[Mike Townsend]

This has been extracted from a posting by KD4RDB and modified to suit VK,
basically just the calls and region/state abbreviations and has been
posted here for the interest of those who have not yet seen it.

Comments welcome.



THIS IS FOR UI-VIEW32 DIGIPEATER SYSOPS ONLY! IT DOES NOT APPLY TO NORMAL
UI-VIEW32 USERS.

This is a "how to" posting, it is NOT a discussion of the merits of the
new paradigm.

Implementing the new WIDEn-n and Abusive Path Trapping components of Bob's
(WB4APR)
suggested APRS standard into UI-View32 as an important part of a smart
digi network.

Here is how to do it:

1. Shut down UI-View32

2. Copy uiview32.ini to a backup location. (It is in your main uiview32
directory)

3. Edit uiview32.ini (in the main uiview32 directory as shown below:

(Make sure to use a TEXT editor, not Microsoft Word or any other word
processor that puts formatting commands in the text!) Notepad works fine.

Below is the pertinent section of UIVIEW32.INI found in the install
directory for UI-VIEW32.

Find the [DIGI_OPTIONS] section of the file and change TWO items ONLY.
Please note that the UIFLOOD change is your state or region abbreviation.

[DIGI_OPTIONS]
DIGI_ENABLED=TRUE
UI_ONLY=TRUE
ALIAS_SUBSTITUTION=TRUE
DUPE_SUPPESS_SECONDS=30
ALIAS=VK7xxx-1
UIFLOOD=WIDE (Change this to UIFLOOD=TAS or your region or state
abbreviation)
UITRACE=TRACE (Change this to UITRACE=WIDE)
WIDEN-N=TRUE
TRACEN-N=TRUE
SUBST_ALIAS=VK7xxx-1
EXCLUDED=""
[DIGI_ROUTES]
1=1

4. Save your changed file.

5. Restart UI-View32

You will now digipeat with decrementing and dupe checking, the new WIDEn-n
and SSn-n paradigm. (If you don't know what the SSn-n part of the paradigm
is, don't worry, you need do nothing...just check the box and forget about
it. In other words, if you don't know what it is and does, you don't need
to
know at this point, just set it up the way shown and it will work
automagically)

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ABUSIVE PATH TRAPPING SETUP, follow the steps below:

6. (In UI-View32) Setup > Digipeater Setup

Notice how the items in the setup box have changed. (TRACEn-n is missing,
etc)

Now, make the following settings/changes:

Enable Digi: checked
UI-Only: checked
Alias Substitution: checked
TASn-n: checked (eg. yours will be VICn-n if in Victoria, NSWn-n if in
NSW,
etc)
WIDEn-n: checked
SubAlias: VK7xxx-1 (use YOUR aprs callsign here)
Dupe Secs: 15 (or whatever you are currently using)

Alias(es)
eg.1
VK7xxx-1,RELAY,WIDE7-7,WIDE7-6,WIDE7-5,WIDE7-4,WIDE7-3,WIDE7-2,WIDE7-1,WID
E6-6,WIDE6-5,
WIDE6-4,WIDE6-4,WIDE6-3,WIDE6-2,WIDE6-1,WIDE5-5,WIDE5-4,WIDE5-3,WIDE5-2,WI
DE5-1,WIDE4-4,
WIDE4-3,WIDE4-2,WIDE4-1,WIDE3-3,WIDE3-2,WIDE3-1,WIDE2-2,WIDE2-1 
for a WIDEn-n fill in APRS digi with dupe checking and support for RELAY.

eg.2
VK7xxx-1,RELAY,WIDE7-7,WIDE7-6,WIDE7-5,WIDE7-4,WIDE7-3,WIDE7-2,WIDE7-1,WID
E6-6,WIDE6-5,
WIDE6-4,WIDE6-4,WIDE6-3,WIDE6-2,WIDE6-1,WIDE5-5,WIDE5-4,WIDE5-3,WIDE5-2,WI
DE5-1,WIDE4-4,
WIDE4-3,WIDE4-2,WIDE4-1,WIDE3-3,WIDE3-2,WIDE3-1
for a WIDE2-n APRS digi with dupe checking and support for RELAY.

eg.3
VK7xxx-1,RELAY,WIDE7-7,WIDE7-6,WIDE7-5,WIDE7-4,WIDE7-3,WIDE7-2,WIDE7-1,WID
E6-6,WIDE6-5,
WIDE6-4,WIDE6-4,WIDE6-3,WIDE6-2,WIDE6-1,WIDE5-5,WIDE5-4,WIDE5-3,WIDE5-2,WI
DE5-1,WIDE4-4,
WIDE4-3,WIDE4-2,WIDE4-1
for a WIDE3-n APRS digi with dupe checking and support for RELAY.


(Be sure to change VK7xxx-1 to your APRS digi callsign and remove RELAY 
if you do not wish to support it. When implementing the new WIDEn-n
paradigm 
it is recommended that support for RELAY be dropped.)

All in the same box, just keep typing, it appears to allow a very high
number of entries. (Comma separates items, no spaces!)

Notice that dumb WIDE is no longer in the Alias list. Dumb WIDE and
TRACEn-n
are no longer supported in the new paradigm. RELAY can be supported but it
is not recommended.

Now, save your changes by hitting OK. You're done.

Just adjust the items to your liking. Most everyone will trap WIDE7-7 down
through WIDE4-4.

Edited from a posting by KD4RDB 
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