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The PATH settings when configuring an APRS tracker, Digipeater or fill-in Digi is key to a successful participation in an APRS network.

Example APRS path:
<PRE>
WIDE1-1, WIDE2-1
</PRE>

The first number in a N-N type path is the total number of digi hops desired. The
second one is the number of potential hops remaining as the packet is transmitted
from a given digipeater.

The following recommendations were obtained over time by reading many documents, absorbing third-party information from experienced operators of APRS nodes and first-hand experience of running an APRS station in mixed environments.

{| style="background-color:#f9f9f9;" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
|style="background-color:#f2f2f2;"|Application
|style="background-color:#f2f2f2;"|Path
|style="background-color:#f2f2f2;"|Cycle-Time
|style="background-color:#f2f2f2;"|Details
|-
|Digipeater
|WIDE2-1
|30m
|repeats direct and appropriate other digi's
|-
|Fill-in Digi
|WIDE1-1
|30m
|repeats direct packets, does not repeat heard packets from other digi's or fill-in's
|-
|RX-only iGate
|WIDE1-1
|30m
|sends direct packets to the internet, does not send heard packets from other digi's or fill-in's
|-
|Mobile Tracker
|WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1
|120s
|
|}

Resources:

[[File:WIDE1-1settings.txt]]

http://www.aprs.net.au/vhf/national-2m-aprs-network

http://wa8lmf.net/DigiPaths/index.htm

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Admin at 03:41, 27 October 2014