It will work for anyone wanting to have a helper digi for themselves. Just choose an alias that is not normally used by the network.
On 11/3/09, Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr) <[email protected]> wrote: > James, > > Wonderfully concise and complete! Thank you so much for the > clarification. I would have messed up the path by not putting the > WIDE2-1 after the LYNN which is after the path that I'd really like > handled by the normal network. > > It would seem that this solution would also work for KC2EUS and his > VX8R, right? > > Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Wanting to resurrect my MT-300 on a pocket J-Pole > for bicycling > > James Ewen wrote: >> Lynn, >> >> If you want to have your OT2 act as a personal digi, just set up an >> alias that is unique, and turn on preemptive digipeating on that >> alias. >> >> In the HT, set your path to WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,LYNN,WIDE2-1. >> >> In the regular network, you'll get picked up by regular and fill-in >> digis on the first hop. On the next hop, you'll get handled only by >> WIDE digis. The next hop is your unique alias, which will cause an end >> to the packet being handled. >> >> When you are in the neighborhood of your personal digi, the OT2 will >> preempt up to the LYNN alias, and then the next hop will be the final >> WIDE2-1 in the list. >> >> If you are in range of both your personal digi, and any other digi, >> there should be no issues, as the main digipeater network will >> anti-dupe no matter where it is handling the packet in the outgoing >> paths. >> >> James >> VE6SRV >> >> >> >> On 11/3/09, Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr) <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> kc2eus wrote: >>> >>>> Sorry for the double post last time. I did not think the first had gone >>>> through. >>>> Ok I've got it now. If I set it to a fill-in with WIDE 1-1 I think I >>>> should be good. >>>> I was worried I was going to cause an issue with "spamming" the network. >>>> This was where the concern was coming from. >>>> Also if I leave it at WIDE 1-1 I don't have to mess around changing the >>>> default settings in the VX8 everytime I use this setup. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Buit if you leave the T2 set up as a WIDE1, you will definitely be >>> "spamming" the network as you drive it around town. It will be a WIDE1-1 >>> digi full time repeating every WIDE1-1 packet that it hears. Not >>> recommended configuration. >>> >>> Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Watching this closely as I'd like to use my T2-135 >>> as a local digi for my MT-300 on a bicycle! >>> >>> >>> >>>> Thanks for the info, i think I was trying to make it more complex than >>>> it >>>> was ! >>>> >>>> Andrew >>>> >>>> --- In [email protected], "Keith VE7GDH" <ve7...@...> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Andrew K1YMI / KC2EUS / GM1YMI wrote... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> This begs another question. If I enable as WIDE 2-1 or WIDE 1-1 >>>>>> then it'll digi everything it hears, as long as they fit the WIDE n-N >>>>>> criteria. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> If you enable it for WIDEn-N up to two hops, it would respond to anyone >>>>> using a path of WIDE2-2 or WIDE2-1 or WIDE1-1. If it was set up as a >>>>> fill-in digi only, it would only respond to WIDE1-1. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Or is there a way to only digi my packets .. is this where the >>>>>> checkbox "digi on my call" comes into play ? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> The "digi on my call" (the call in the T2) is one option. Another would >>>>> be to pick a non-standard alias for ALIAS 1 <alias> like... >>>>> >>>>> ALIAS 1 MEONLY >>>>> >>>>> and set a path of MEONLY in the VX-8R, or MEONLY,WIDE2-1 if you >>>>> hope another digi to pick you up after it goes through the T2. Of >>>>> course, if someone sees you being digi'd by MEONLY, there would be >>>>> nothing to stop them from using the path too. >>>>> >>>>> Yet another option... use a path of WIDE2-2,TEMP and enable TEMP as one >>>>> of the aliases in the T2 and turn PREEMPT ON for that alias. You would >>>>> get at least one hop from the T2 if it hears you. If it doesn't, >>>>> there's >>>>> a chance you will be digi'd by any WIDEn-N digi that hears you. >>>>> >>>>> 73 es cul - Keith VE7GDH >>>>> -- >>>>> "I may be lost, but I know exactly where I am!" >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------ >>> >>> Yahoo! Groups Links >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
