[OZAPRS] too many Igates ?

[Glen English VK1XX]

thanks Josh



On 6/11/2017 6:26 PM, Josh wrote:
> Too many igates is much better than not enough :)
>
> aprs.fi isn't APRS-IS, it is just one web based client application that
> takes a data feed. findu.com is another.
>
> APRS-IS consists of a group of core servers, then a number of tier-2
> servers that connect to the core group. The tier-2 servers are available
> for clients to connect to.
> Many T2 servers publish their stats on port 14501, i.e. T2SYD is visible
> at http://103.235.52.53:14501/
> You can see the packets and duplicate counts for each connected client
> there.
>
> A full description of the APRS-IS network is at
> http://www.aprs-is.net/Default.aspx
>
> - Josh VK2HFF
>
> On 6/11/2017 6:04 PM, Glen English VK1XX wrote:
>> Next thing I'd like to know :-)
>>
>> What are the implications for too many Igates hearing and reporting the
>> same traffic, apart from aprs.fi system loading. Is aprs.fi one box or a
>> distributed system/network ?
>>
>>
>>
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