[OZAPRS] APRS 101 guide for newbies & 2 hops vs 3 hops

[Geoff Gatward]

http://aprs.net.au/vhf/national-2m-aprs-network




On Mon, 2011-01-31 at 19:01 +1100, Nik Presser wrote:
> G'day all on the list, 
>  
> Just a couple more questions from a newbie...
>  
> 1. I see the default for WIDE1-1 WIDE2-1 on the TM-D710A is two hops.
> It looks like there was a bit of a network outage or similar yesterday
> in Western VK3 for a few hours so I've changed the radio to 3 hops.
> Does going to 3 hops put extra load on the network? Most of my travel
> will be in VK3 and VK5. 
>  
> 2. Does anyone have a link to something like an APRS 101 or APRS for
> Newbies at all? Either a VK or international version would probably
> do. 
>  
> I'm using VK3BA-9
>  
> Thanks.
>  
> Cheers,
>  
> Nik Presser
> VK3BA
> Geelong
> http://www.qrz.com/callsign/VK3BA
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