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<p class=MsoPlainText>Hi Phillip<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>The FD digi is a fill-in (advice from Dinesh yesterday)
so WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1 won’t work in the situation I am in. I have changed my
handhelds to VK4BS-1,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1 and that seems to work (although only in
my very specific situation. If I go up to Mossman where I need several hops
from fill-ins again it won’t so maybe I will need to leave it at WIDE1-1,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1?)
. At the moment there is no major digi within working distance of me (Kuranda)
although it is hoped that may change in the not too distant future.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Seems the current thinking does not take in to account
the possibility that a station may need several hops via fill-in digis. On the
other hand, as long as the path is only used by locals in the local area it won’t
cause problems. The main difficulty then is that travellers going through the
area will not get their packet through.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Perhaps the brains need to give some thought to this
problem?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Howard<br>
VK4BS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Hi Howard,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> I
wouldn't use WIDE1-1,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1 its not a recognised path try
WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2 which is a world wide standard.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>A fillin digi should only digi-peat on
WIDE1-1 and send on 1 hop to the nearest major Digi where this will act
on the WIDE2-2 and send it 2 hops <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>As I understand it the Foxdelta digi don't act as a fill
in its a major digi unless Dinish has fixed the code..<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>73 Phillip<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>ZL2TZE<o:p></o:p></p>
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