[OZAPRS] KPC3 dupe question

[Andrew McDade]

Gday bob and all,

What then would be the most appropriate settings for a KPC3+ Ver.9.0 and a

KAM+ V8.2  ?

Regards .. Andrew .. VK5EX


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Bruninga" <bruninga at usna.edu>
To: "'VK / ZL APRS Users'" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>; "'Tony Hunt'" 
<wavetel at bigpond.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 12:10 AM
Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] KPC3 dupe question


>> The bug in 8.2 firmware is when a station is addressed to
>> say WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1, then instead of diging the packet
>> as YOURDIGI,WIDE1* it actually goes out as
>> YOURDIGI*,WIDE1 so if there was another path after the
>> WIDE1-1 (,WIDE2-1) the latter doesn't get digipeated.
>
> That is why for the Version 8.2, we put WIDE1-1 in the UIDIGI
> alias list.  Then the WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1 packet is digipeated with
> callsign substitution as MYDIGI*,WIDE2-1 and so the packet
> continues properly.
>
>> Also the KPC3 v8.2 firmware seems to have issues with Dupes
>> in the UITRACE area ... Also.
>
> Yes, UITRACE is not useable.  So in the 8.2 ROMS, we cannot
> support both WIDEn-N and SSn-N.
> Or rather, SSn-N will have some dupes when packets go through an
> 8.2 digipeater.  If there is only on 8.2 every now and then,
> this might be OK.  But if all the digis in an area are 8.2, then
> SSn-N should not be used.  And since UITRACE is broken, then
> WIDEn-N remains in the UIFLOOD parameter and is not fully
> traceable.  So here are the settings for an 8.2 ROM
> Digi:
>
> UIDIGI WIDE1-1,SS1-1,WIDE4-4,WIDE5-5
> UIFLOOD WIDE,28,ID
> UITRACE SS
>
> With those settings then:
> WIDEN-N will work
> WIDE1-1,WIDEn-N will work
> SS1-1,SSn-N will work
> And WIDE4-4 and 5-5 will be trapped.
>
> Hope that helps.
> The version 8.3 ROMS do not have this problem.  In an 8.3 ROM
> the settings are:
>
> UIDIGI WIDE4-4, WIDE5-5, WIDE6-6, WIDE7-7
> UIFLOOD SS,28,ID
> UITRACE WIDE,28
>
>
> Bob
>
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