[OZAPRS] European v US new paradigm

[Richard Hoskin]

Gday Bob,

Thanks for your comments.

At present we are going through an APRS frequency change in this state
(Victoria) and have a requirement to stay backward compatible to reduce
Operator confusion. It's hard enough for the mobile stations to try and
figure out what channel they need to be on in order to get into the RF
network let alone switch between paths as well.

When the frequency change is completed the digis will support both path
structures. It might then be time to look at what path structure to
follow.

Cheers
Richard
VK3JFK

> > digis will accept only paths set to the following;
> >
> > RELAY,WIDE
> > RELAY,WIDE2-2
> > WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2
> >
> > Using the EU version of the new paradigm will mean
> > that 90% of stations will not have to do anything to
> > their Tracker and Home station settings. This
> > will save a lot of confusion for Operators.
> 
> A very minor point to followup on that...
> 
> Since one of the purposes of the New-N paradigm was to eliminate
> confusion, retaining RELAY and WIDE and WIDEn-N seems like it
> retains the "confusion" for 90% of the users since they "don't
> have to change" and does nothing to get users simplified up to
> the new simplified approach.
> 
> I fully understand a desire to be backwards compatible to
> existing users that use WIDE by iteself, but then if you
> continue to support it, then they will continue to use it and so
> your docs, your network, and your future system will also still
> use it.  So the flip side is to just go cold turkey and make the
> change and then let the WIDE users also change.  And if you are
> making these changes and getting everyone ton consider the
> future, why not drop RELAY too so that if someone does want to
> use a KPC-3 TNC down there, that it wont cause the RELAY dupe
> problem.
> 


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