[OZAPRS] RGI digi too big a coverage ?

[Josh]

My opinion: just set it up as a plain W2 digi. That's how it was set up
previously wasn't it?

The Canberra traffic won't make it into Sydney due to RHR being a
W1-only, and there's not a great deal of APRS traffic anywhere else
within range so it shouldn't cause any congestion issues providing you
keep the power level sensible.

The primary objective of APRS is RF coverage - just getting a packet
into APRS-IS is not enough. Having RGI ignore a packet just because RBM
heard it is not a good idea, that would effectively isolate Canberra's
APRS traffic for no valid reason.

- Josh VK2HFF

On 6/11/2017 10:44 AM, Glen English VK1XX wrote:
> I want to get some opinions to whether the RGI digi on 5175 has too big
> a footprint.
> 
> ....and digipeating much of the canberra basin APRS /  UI traffic ,
> causing channel busy,  over 250km is helpful, or not, and what sort of
> configuration variations would be suggested?
> 
> Canberra basin traffic on VK1RBM-1 (local canberra) is quite busy  in
> drive times.
> 
> Alternatives- delays, smart digi filters, alt freqs, extra freqs
> 
> Ideally I would think RBM-1 should do the work and RGI should not digi
> any of that stuff. IE RGI waits, if RGI hears RBM repeating it, it shall
> not be digied even if people have their rigs set for WIDE2-2..
> 
> Sort of like traffic from RGI  never gets digied by RBM. and RBM traffic
> never gets digied by RGI....
> 
> or something
> 
> almost needs a WIDE3-x or something- SUPER WIDE.
> 
> Informed comment, please.
> Or as an academic would say , "Discuss."
> 
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