[OZAPRS] iGates and RF

[Warren VK3BYD]

If we change our Igates to only feed messages back out on RF, I might as
well give up on APRS.
I would only see the local Digi's and two mobiles on the map,

Warren.


-----Original Message-----


AN Igate must be 2-way! That is the only way that
APRS works. But you must understand what this means. "2-Way"
means it sends everything it hears INTO THE INTERNET and it
sends ONLY ADDRESSED MESSAGES back to RF. Without this 2-way
for messages, then APRS is completely disfunctional in that
area.

And what "2-way" does NOT MEAN is flooding SPAM from out of area
into the local area. This kind of EGO-SPAMMING by an Igate
operator is NOT NORMAL APRS. It is someone intentionally
setting his Igate to FLOOD the LOCAL AREA with garbage from out
of area. This IS NOT A NORMAL APRS network setting.

Again, flooding from out of area does have some unique
applications in some speciality areas... But don't call it
"2-way" which is required for a proper APRS netowrk.. Call it
FLOODING or SPAMMING or REVERSE GATING. They are entirely
different.




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