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PRogRAmming A PACKet PAtH

Enter Menu mode and access Menu 612.

Select the packet path type from [New-N PARADIGM],

[RELAY PARADIGM], [STATE/SECTION/REGION], or

[OTHERS].
When you press

[USE], the “ ” indicator appears on the

left side of the packet path type, showing the current used

information.
[New-N PARADIGM]:
This digipeat type has been used mainly in North America,

but is now starting to be used worldwide.
1 Set the TYPE to [New-N PARADIGM], then press

[USE].

2 Set WIDE 1-1 to [OFF] or [ON].

• Set WIDE 1-1 to [ON] to use the digipeater of the RELAY

type (Fill-in type) with the New-N PARADIGM.

• When set to [ON], 1 packet path in addition to WIDE 1-1

can be used, as per the TOTAL HOPS setting.

3 Select the relay step number for the TOTAL HOPS

setting.

• You can confirm the setting contents in PATH IS VIA.

[RELAY PARADIGM]:
This is one of the digipeat types used in Europe.
1 Set the TYPE to [RELAY PARADIGM], then press

[USE].

2 Set RELAY to [OFF] or [ON].

• Set RELAY to [ON] to use the digipeater of the RELAY

type (Fill-in type) with the RELAY PARADIGM.

• When set to [ON], 1 packet path in addition to RELAY can

be used, as per the TOTAL HOPS setting.

3 Select the relay step number for the TOTAL HOPS

setting.

• You can confirm the setting contents in PATH IS VIA.

[STATE/SECTION/REGION]:
Use this method when the packet is being relayed within

only a limited area.
Packet paths are specified using ABBR (abbreviations).

(In America, for example, CA represents California, AZ

represents Arizona, etc.)
1 Set the TYPE to [STATE/SECTION/REGION], then

press

[USE].

2 Using the ABBR setting, enter an abbreviation of up to

5 characters.

3 Select the relay step number for the TOTAL HOPS

setting.

• You can confirm the setting contents in PATH IS VIA.

[OTHERS]:
Use this method when the relay path is specified to an

individual.
When a character string is not entered, the packet data is

not relayed.
1 Set the TYPE to [OTHERS], then press [USE].

2 Enter a path.

• A Packet path is the digipeat route of the packet data sent

from My station.

For example, if you want your packet to take the [W6DJY]

> [W4DJY] route, enter [W6DJY, W4DJY], separating

each digipeater call sign with a comma.

• When setting “W”, “R”, and “T”, they are transmitted as

“WIDE”, “RELAY”, and “TRACE”.

For Example:

“W” > “WIDE”, “R, W” > “RELAY, WIDE”,

“W2” > “WIDE 2-2”, “T3” > “TRACE 3-3”