PacComm TINY-2 - Page 16

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS __ Beginning Packet Operation
that is beyond your direct radio range. If a third packet station
is on the air, that station can relay your packets. You set up the
packet routes when you initiate the connection. Your packet
controller will then automatically include the routing informa-
tion in the packets it sends.
Ane Gaze below shows a situation in which digipeating is
useful.
AD7I
N2WX \ KE8CW
You are station N2WX, and you want to have a packet connec-
tion with KE8CW, who is not in direct range. However there is
a station AD7I, which is in range of both you and KE8CW.
You direct the ee controller to set up a connection to
KES8CW using AD7I as an intermediate digipeater as follows:
cmd:Connect KE8CW Via AD7I
You can specify a routing list of up to eight intermediate stations.
For
example,
consider
a
modification
of
the
example
above:
N2WX A KE8CW
K4NTA = =W2VY
You
can
contact
KE8CW
by
going
through
K4NTA
and
KV7D.
This
time
you
issue
the
connect
command
like
this:
cmd:Connect KE8CW Via K4NTA, W2VY
You
specify
the
digipeaters
in
the
order
you
would
encounter
them
going
from
your
station
to
the
station
to
which
you
wish
to
connect.
Your
station
can
also
act
as
a
digipeater
for
other
stations.
This
doesn’t
require
any
special
actions
on
your
pa
Digipeating
may
be
disabled
by
the
command
DIGIpeat
OFF
The
comman
Alias
will
allow
setting
an
alternate
callsign
for
your
packet
controller
for
digipeater
identification.
When
an
alias
alent
set,
the
controller
will
digipeat
frames
addressed
to
either
MY
call
or
MYAlias
callsigns,
but
will
accept
connections
only
to
MYcall.
Now
that
you
are
on
the
air,
ay
can
try
out
the
packet
control-
ler’s
digipeating
capabilities.
This
is
more
realistic
if
you
have
at
least
three
stations
paucpatite
but
you
can
get
the
feel
for
it
with
two
stations.
Return
to
Command
Mode
and
disconnect
from
the
other
station
and
issue
a
new
connect
command:
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Operating Manual, 4th Ed. © PacComm, 1990