[OZAPRS] VK2RHR-1 raw

Peter VK2MPJ vk2mpj at yahoo.com.au
Wed Nov 15 19:46:58 AEDT 2017 

On face value, the config seems to be working fine as a WIDE1-1.
The only thing I would suggest is change the overlay from a ‘D’ to a ‘1’ as per the paradigm guidelines. But thats just me being picky :)

Not a bad looking device, might have a closer look at them I think

Pete
2MPJ

> On 15 Nov 2017, at 6:40 pm, Justin Albury <justin at jacomms.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi guys
> 
> Just to bring you all up to speed, both RHR-1 & JUZ-1 run a WX3in1 Plus 2.0 with Firmware V1.00/12.01.14
> 
> http://microsat.com.pl/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=100&osCsid=8d7143064eba3f527940d477dbe49732
> 
> Both Dom & I are open to config suggestions.  Both are WIDE1-1 Digi/iGates.  JUZ-1 will go back to the top of the hill in the next few month as RGN-1 and will give full coverage back towards Canberra along the lake that RGI-1 can't cover.
> This will be the same north of Goulburn as RHR-1 fails to cover a lot of the highway around Marulan and out to Crookwell.
> 
> As I said we are open to ideas.
> 
> Justin Albury
> J Albury Communications
> justin at jacomms.com
> 0417246791
> VK2JUZ
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: OZAPRS [mailto:ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au] On Behalf Of Peter VK2MPJ
> Sent: Wednesday, 15 November 2017 4:38 PM
> To: Australian APRS Users <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] VK2RHR-1 raw
> 
> Just quickly while i have a few minutes
> 
> This idea of region or area based digipeating is something I tried to implement a while ago, but it fell by the wayside This is where the “SENSW” came from. Back when I first become involved with RGI-1 & RBM-1, it was when we were upgrading to the “new” WIDEn-N paradigm.
> The idea behind SENSW would serve an area of VK1, Riverina, the Snowy region, and out towards the coast with Nowra being the eastern most point. 
> Riverina though by the looks of it only adopted “NSW"
> 
> Then from memory there was “SYD” which I THINK also incorporated down into the highlands?? I cannot remember for certain.
> 
> Looking at the BTEXT coming from RHR-1, it says it’s a W1 digi aka Fill-In, but it’s overlay does not agree. The overlay should be a ‘1’
> If it was a WIDE1-1, then it should only respond to stations with a path of WIDE1-1 and nothing else. The quick cursory look I just had, seems to indicate this is so, I’ll look closer later
> 
> If a station were to hit RHR-1 with a path of WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1, then yep it’ll hit RGI-1 and RGI will digi accordingly, there endeths the packet though.
> 
> I think the traffic issue is more to do with users and their paths rather than digi configs.  WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2 is excessive to many stations.
> 
> Pete
> 2MPJ
> 
>> On 15 Nov 2017, at 4:20 pm, Glen English VK1XX <glenlist at pacificmedia.com.au> wrote:
>> 
>> With well sited digipeaters that look over populated areas as well as 
>> gateways inland I am sure this is not a new problem, like all the 
>> canberrra UI aprs traffic being digi'ed over into the riverina.
>> 
>> Over the next couple of months, we'll fix that with a combination user 
>> education, user path change (like WIDE1-1, CBR) etc, UHF facility, in 
>> addition to more certain measures (temporal filters, !budlists....)
>> 
>> -glen
>> 
>> On 15/11/2017 4:06 PM, Josh VK2HFF wrote:
>>> Maybe we south-western sydney folk should adopt a path of just 
>>> WIDE1-1 for fixed stations etc, to reduce the amount of unnecessary 
>>> traffic sent south with hops remaining?
>>> A quick check of my last few months logs shows that only about 100 
>>> unique VK2 callsigns have been digipeated by RHR.
>>> I'm #6 on the list by packet count, so will change my path tonight.
>>> 
>>> - Josh VK2HFF
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 15/11/2017 2:43 PM, Graeme wrote:
>>>> Hello Glen,
>>>> 
>>>> Sydney proper does not hit RHR - it's mostly only after leaving 
>>>> Sydney that RHR comes into play and vehicles travelling south are 
>>>> not necessarily heading into Canberra, bypassing Canberra mostly 
>>>> past or through the Riverina heading into Victoria or SA, with 
>>>> others heading west from Yass. Users wouldn't reconfigure their 
>>>> paths for out of Sydney travelling so would remain wide1, wide2-1 
>>>> then get dropped prematurely by RGI after only having been first heard by RHR.
>>>> 
>>>> I don't agree with VK2XRX-9>S3T8P9,VK2RHR-1,WIDE1*,WIDE2-1 being 
>>>> dropped/ignored by RGI unless all people who might travel out of 
>>>> urban areas change to wide1,wide2-2 permanently which I suspect will 
>>>> cause far more congestion.
>>>> 
>>>> Graeme
>>>> 2HFG
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Glen English VK1XX
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 1:32 PM
>>>> To: ozaprs at aprs.net.au
>>>> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] VK2RHR-1 raw
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Graeme ,
>>>> 
>>>> I take ur point. we'll see what overs have to say .
>>>> 
>>>> The thing is the SPIRIT of WIDE2-1 in sydney would not include 
>>>> Ginini .....
>>>> 
>>>> For that, a user could run WIDE2-2
>>>> 
>>>> so, if I treat WIDE2-1 out of RHR as a drop  but 22-2 from RHR as a 
>>>> pass, that will be fine.
>>>> 
>>>> on receipt of this :
>>>> VK2XRX-9>S3T8P9,VK2RHR-1,WIDE1*,WIDE2-1:
>>>> 
>>>> RGI should treat as DROP/IGNORE
>>>> 
>>>> on receipt of this :
>>>> VK2XRX-9>S3T8P9,VK2RHR-1,WIDE1*,WIDE2-2:
>>>> 
>>>> RGI would generate this : (as it considers RHR a WIDE2)
>>>> 
>>>> VK2XRX-9>S3T8P9,VK2RHR-1,VK2RGI-1*,
>>>> 
>>>> you would get the traffic that way.
>>>> 
>>>> comments ?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 15/11/2017 12:59 PM, Graeme wrote:
>>>>> Glen,
>>>>> 
>>>>> RHR only draws from south of Sydney from around the 
>>>>> Campbelltown/Camden area which is easily a day's return drive that 
>>>>> I do myself from the eastern Riverina and therefore of interest to 
>>>>> people in the Riverina.  I don't think that RGI should exclude 
>>>>> RHR's messages.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Graeme
>>>>> 2HFG
>>>> 
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