[Cluster-tech] PC61

[Lee Sawkins]

Dirk Koopman wrote:
> 
> Dirk Koopman wrote:
> > Lee Sawkins wrote:
> >> Dirk
> >>
> >> I am using PC61 as a replacement for PC11 between CC Clusters.  It
> >> appears that some of these are "escaping" from the CC Cluster network
> >> and ending up on Spider.  These appear to cause a problem for Spider.  I
> >> don't believe they are dupe checked or have their hops decremented.
> >> They appear to just circulate.
> >
> > They are probably not dupe checked, but their hops should be decremented
> > in all versions of the code.
> >
> >> PC61 has support for two digits after the decimal point.  Using PC11 for
> >> these type of spots caused problems, so I switched to my own unique
> >> protocol.
> >
> > What other differences are there? Is there any reason why I couldn't
> > simply use it?
> >
> 
> So, using my eyes, I see there isn't and the latest version of CVS now
> handles PC61 as PC11. And it all seems to work as I expect. I have
> deployed this to GB7BAA, GB7DJK and WR3D which should break some of the
> duping cycles. So, as far as I am concerned, I don't care whether you
> keep sending them or not. Pity I didn't find out before I asked
> everybody to upgrade, but if it had not been this, it would have been
> something else. Hey ho.
> 
> On a side note. Can I recommend that you only *originate* PC61 from
> VE1CC nodes and not transform PC11 -> PC61. I have found that doing that
> sort of thing only ends in tears. I have done something similar in the
> past, both with PC like sentences and then with xml. Take it from me, it
> is *much* easier just to pass stuff like this through, as is...
> 
> Dirk
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Dirk

The only difference with PC61 is the frequency field.  It may have no
decimal point or several significant numbers after the decimal point.

Good point on the transformation of existing PC11s.  I will stop doing
that.

Lee