[MNAPRS] State based SSn-n digis

[Doug Reed]

Are you building a tracker, a home station, weather station, fill digi, 
or what? I think the article about proportional paths and digi rates 
might have the answers you need.

Yes, the old RELAY, WIDE and TRACE paths are absolutely not used any 
more. The primary paths are now WIDE1-1 for a fill station (replaced 
RELAY) or WIDE2-1 (replaces WIDE) or WIDE2-2 (replaces WIDE,WIDE). In 
the metro area, the typical tracker would use a path of WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1. 
If you are well out of the metro area you could use WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2 
instead. And all digis now do TRACE type path lists so that is not needed.

The SSn (MNn state-wide path) is mostly for special event stations. It 
is usually NOT part of your path. But if you have a special event or 
emergency that needs wide-area repeats within the state, then MNn-n will 
flood the state. It doesn't get much use but is supported by the WIDE 
digis I've built. My email was questioning the inconsistent 
recommendations in the different aprs.org web pages.

To set your full path you need to include the APN code for your TNC type 
and the proper PHG info, your lat-lon, and the correct overlay character 
for your tracker. Most trackers are in a vehicle so you would choose the 
overlay character (image) that most correctly identifies your vehicle. A 
car, a van, pickup, semi, airplane, boat, whatever.

Tell me a little more what you are setting up.

73, Doug Reed, N0NAS.

Jerry W wrote:
> Doug,
>
> My take on reading 'Fixing Digipeaters' page what the "New-n Paradigm"
> specifications are, they suggest not using RELAY, WIDE (without n-n) and
> TRACE now. Reading the 'DIGIPEATER OVERLAY CHARACTERS for the new N-N
> PARADIGM' page for state systems the suggestion is 'S for State Systems
> "W2, SSn-N..." W2 recommended. Supports SSn-N'. I am confused on that
> last part, how to format the APRS path?
>
> 73, Jerry, K0HZI
>
> On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 9:43 AM, Doug Reed <n0nas at amsat.org
> <mailto:n0nas at amsat.org>> wrote:
>
>     Looking at the various "New-n Paradigm" text files at WWW.APRS.ORG
>     <http://WWW.APRS.ORG>, many files show state-based wide area
>     digipeating as a standard element of a WIDEn-n digi. In many of the
>     same files it says that SSn-n is depreciated and obsolete.
>
>     I'm still using MNn-n as part of the metro WIDE digis. Is that right
>     or not? If not, what has replaced it?
>
>     73, Doug Reed, N0NAS.
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