I have used Packet for years with MAARS/AARS/ etc. But this island
ham digital network called "APRS" has a totally different cmd
structure and very limited HELP function. It also says it suports
all packet cmds (but has addnl cmds). I am unable to connect to
The big island via the MAUI alias. Apparently APRS and
THE NET are both involved. I was able to Connect to MAUI
(alias for callsign) but not able to go from DIGI to DIGI
I/E hop thru MAUI to MLOA. IN other words just could'nt use
WW packet structured cmds by hopping from One Mt to another MT.
Normally would use this approach
C:MLOA via MAUI (aliases for jump thru the MAUI digi to MLOA digi
as I just says unable.
Joe



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* Ham since 1937 HiSchool Sophomore ex W9ZUU, KP4EX, W4FAG, KH6ARG KH6JF *
* WW2 Vet since Sep 1940 to just After VJ day. US Signal Corps AACS *
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On Apr 21, 6:29 pm, Joseph Fenn wrote:
I have used Packet for years with MAARS/AARS/ etc. But this island
ham digital network called "APRS" has a totally different cmd
structure and very limited HELP function. It also says it suports
all packet cmds (but has addnl cmds). I am unable to connect to
The big island via the MAUI alias. Apparently APRS and
THE NET are both involved. I was able to Connect to MAUI
(alias for callsign) but not able to go from DIGI to DIGI
I/E hop thru MAUI to MLOA. IN other words just could'nt use
WW packet structured cmds by hopping from One Mt to another MT.
Normally would use this approach
C:MLOA via MAUI (aliases for jump thru the MAUI digi to MLOA digi
as I just says unable.
Joe

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* Ham since 1937 HiSchool Sophomore ex W9ZUU, KP4EX, W4FAG, KH6ARG KH6JF *
* WW2 Vet since Sep 1940 to just After VJ day. US Signal Corps AACS *
************************************************** ************************

google for APRS. It's an unproto mode. You don't connect, just fire
packets out into space. It's mostly a position reporting mode, but it
does have a message feature. The main drawback, compared to
conventional packet, is it's entirely "fire and forget". If the
packets miss the mark, there's no re-transmit.

WEll we did find a way to actually talk to a person on the next
island over "MAUI" is the alias. To do so we had to both be
connected to MAUI then go into "TALK" mode to do so. It worked
OK but for msg handling we could not use it at all. Also it
seems to use TheNet too as part of the system software and we
have'nt figured that out yet.
Joe


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* Ham since 1937 HiSchool Sophomore ex W9ZUU, KP4EX, W4FAG, KH6ARG KH6JF *
* WW2 Vet since Sep 1940 to just After VJ day. US Signal Corps AACS *
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