Beacon logic issue

[jclifford73]

Hi Ricardo

Hardware: Heltec V3

"beacon": {

    "path": "",
    "sendViaAPRSIS": true,
    "sendViaRF": true

"aprs_is": {

    "active": true,

"lora": {

    "txActive": true,
    "rxActive": true

With these settings beacons are sent to both APRS-IS and RF correctly

If the "sendViaRF": true is changed to "sendViaRF": false then no beacons are sent to RF or APRS-IS If "path": "", is then set to "path": "WIDE1-1", beacons to APRS-IS are restored

So path should not have to be set WIDE1-1 to allow beacons to be sent to APRS-IS. A null path should be allowed.

Thanks for all your work on this great firmware.

73 John GW4BVE

[richonguzman]

Hi John

sendViaRF:false + path = "" = no beacons over APRS-IS + no beacons over RF ?? sendViaRF:false + path = "WIDE1-1" beacons are sended normally (over APRS-IS) ?

PS: with sendViaRF:false + path = "WIDE1-1" are beacons sended normally over RF ?

[jclifford73]

Hi Ricardo Hardware: Heltec V3 Configuration changes made via the web interface

All tests: Send our beacon to APRS-IS - True Enable LoRa tx - True

Test 1: Beacon path - WIDE1-1 Send beacon via RF - False Result: APRS-IS beacon OK No RF beacon A path of WIDE1-1 is required to send an APRS-IS beacon. See test 2 below.

Test 2: Beacon path - "" Send beacon via RF - False Result: No APRS-IS beacon No RF beacon In this test an APRS-IS beacon should be sent, but it is not sent.

Test 3 Beacon path - "" Send beacon via RF - True Result: No APRS-IS beacon RF beacon OK In this test the RF beacon is OK even with the "" path but the APRS-IS beacon is not sent

Test 4 Beacon path - "WIDE1-1" Send beacon via RF - True Result: APRS-IS beacon OK No RF beacon In this test the RF beacon is not sent even though it is enabled

I hope this answers your question Ricardo. What is your intended operation of the beacon logic?

73 John GW4BVE