[OZAPRS] VK2RHR-1 raw

[Matthew Cook]

I'd be suggesting that VK2RHR-1 is an older APRS implementation (possibly a
TNC-2 clone with UI-DIGI or Kantronics TNC) than VK1RGI.   If you watch the
asterisk that is telling you what's happening.

The old WIDEn-N technique was to decrement N and insert the digi callsign,
when -0 was achieved to append WIDEn* to show it has been terminated.  The
new WIDEn-N technique is to drop the WIDEn* on the end and simply use the
Callsign of the digi terminated with an asterisk.

So in your example VK2RHR-1 has used the old digipeter method and VK1RGI-1
has used the new, , *both are still valid !!!*

There were flame wars on the APRS TAPR mailing list over this issue for
many years, the argument was the WIDEn* on the end was redundant and the
newer method was more efficient....  however legacy equipment meant it was
difficult (read people reluctant) to change, that horse had bolted.

73

Matthew
VK5ZM


On 15 November 2017 at 08:36, Glen English VK1XX <
glenlist at pacificmedia.com.au> wrote:

> here is what it looks like going into 1RGI :
>
> Now I thought that RHR should have REPLACED WIDE1 with its callsign ????
> ------
>
> Digipeater WIDE1 (probably VK2RHR-1) audio level = 69(34/18)   [NONE]
> __|||||||
>
> [0.5] VK2XRX-9>S3T8P9,VK2RHR-1,WIDE1*,WIDE2-1:`O&ilSpk/'"54}|3
> MIC-E, truck, Byonics TinyTrack3, In Service
>
>
> ginini generates :
>
> [0H] VK2XRX-9>S3T8P9,VK2RHR-1,WIDE1,VK1RGI-1*:`O&ilSpk/'"54}|3
>
>
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