[OZAPRS] APRS- UI digi question

[Carlos Peco-Berrocal]

Hi Glen,

a "-5" is usually an android phone

cheers
Carlos


On 10/31/17, Glen English VK1XX <glenlist at pacificmedia.com.au> wrote:
> Can anyone tell me why I am seeing VK2NR-5 and not other traffic out of
> sydney.
>
> Someone in sydney might be able to tell me why, or someone else might
> shed some light. Yes I understand the WIDE  etc nomenclature.
>
> I see there are a few digipeaters and users still expecting/using RELAY
> and  TRACE  ...
>
> ALot of old digipeaters around on hills that are neglected.
>
> VK2NR-5>APRS,VK2RHR-1,VK1RBM-1*:
> <UI>:
> }NEUTBAY>APRS,TCPIP,VK2NR-5*::BLN2SYDTD:Tide 0.73M, Vis 30Km, Cloud 01
> Okt, Air
> Qual 50, UV idx
>
> I cannot see his original packets of course- that is BEFORE the
> substitutions.
>
> as I understand it if he used WIDE2-2, then VK2RHR-1 would be the next
> and send WIDE2-1
> and VK2RBM-1 would hear WIDE2-1 and since that's the end, just subs its
> own call in there.
>
> The question is also, how come I am not hearing other WIDE2-2s out of
> sydney via  VK2RHR-1  ?
>
> There is something I do not understand yet.
>
> I had a look at the igate raw packet dump but that was for some other
> packets he sent.
>
> Thanks
>
> glen
>
>
>
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