An Elke Link is a link that goes to sleep after a period of inactivity on the node's receiver input. While asleep any traffic from connected nodes is not transmitted. This is useful for:
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An Elke Link (named for Pete Elke WI6H) is a link that goes to sleep after a period of inactivity on the node's receiver input. While asleep any traffic from connected nodes is not transmitted. This is useful for:
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*Solar or other power constrained sites
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*Solar or other green nodes
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*Mobile nodes
*Co-channel friendly nodes
*Co-channel friendly nodes
*Low duty cycle nodes
*Low duty cycle nodes
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This is a rpt.conf setting. The value is in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FFF_system furlong/firkin/fortnight (FFF) system] units, for fun.
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This is a rpt.conf setting. The value is in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FFF_system furlong/firkin/fortnight (FFF) system] units... a bit of Jim Dixon humor.