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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri color=#0000ff>G'day all on the list, </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri color=#0000ff>Just a couple more questions from a
newbie...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri color=#0000ff>1. I see the default for WIDE1-1 WIDE2-1
on the TM-D710A is two hops. It looks like there was a bit of a network outage
or similar yesterday in Western VK3 for a few hours so I've changed the
radio to 3 hops. Does going to 3 hops put extra load on the network? Most of my
travel will be in VK3 and VK5. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri color=#0000ff>2. Does anyone have a link to something
like an APRS 101 or APRS for Newbies at all? Either a VK or international
version would probably do. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri color=#0000ff>I'm using VK3BA-9</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri color=#0000ff>Thanks.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri color=#0000ff>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri color=#0000ff>Nik Presser<BR>VK3BA<BR>Geelong<BR><A
href="http://www.qrz.com/callsign/VK3BA">http://www.qrz.com/callsign/VK3BA</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>