[OZAPRS] European v USnewparadigmand pathlimiting +confusion....

[Richard Hoskin]

Gday,

The idea to limit the number of digi hops in an area depends on the local 
area and its network configuration. In VK3 we have a good network with well 
established IGates so 2 hops works well to get your data to one or more 
IGates.

In other areas such as VK7 or VK4 this may not be the case and you may need 
3 or 4 hops to get your data to the closest IGate.

However it is important you don’t use more digi hops than you really need to 
get your data to the closest IGate.

Remember though that if you need 3 hops to get to an IGate the chances are 
that your data will have a big impact on the over-all RF network traffic. 
This will have an effect on your neighbour.