Proof that WIDE2-1 works just fine, here's the track from Oshkosh, WI to NH:

[Kriss A Kliegle]

http://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=5&call=a%2FKA1GJU-8&timerange=172800&tail=172800

Zoom all the way out to get the whole view.
The large gap in data is I-86 in South Central NY State, not a digi to be had despite manually sending atop
hills along the way. I never heard any activity or saw the S-meter move in that area.

73 de Kriss KA1GJU

[Cap Pennell]

Good point, Kriss; mobile stations setting a path of only one digipeater hop
is enough to serve most of their "actually-interested audience members."
In mountainous California, only WIDE1-1 is a better path choice than only
WIDE2-1 because so many of our high elevation digipeaters are now setup as
"WIDE1-1 only" digipeaters (which are heard by a IGate).

73, Cap KE6AFE



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Subject: [aprssig] Proof that WIDE2-1 works just fine, here's the track from
Oshkosh, WI to NH:



http://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap
<http://aprs.fi/#!mt=roadmap&z=5&call=a%2FKA1GJU-8&timerange=172800&tail=172
800> &z=5&call=a%2FKA1GJU-8&timerange=172800&tail=172800



Zoom all the way out to get the whole view.

The large gap in data is I-86 in South Central NY State, not a digi to be
had despite manually sending atop

hills along the way. I never heard any activity or saw the S-meter move in
that area.



73 de Kriss KA1GJU

[Mark Humphrey]

Thanks for the link, it's interesting to see that.

I plan to move the K3XY-4 digi to a new hilltop tower at 2100 ft AMSL later
this year, which is about 20 miles SE of the present site. This should
help fill the I-86 gap on either side of Hornell, NY.

Mark K3XY

Post by Kriss A Kliegle
The large gap in data is I-86 in South Central NY State, not a digi to be
had despite manually sending atop
hills along the way. I never heard any activity or saw the S-meter move in that area.
73 de Kriss KA1GJU
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