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Beaconing considerations
- High beaconing rates (less than 1 minute per packet) generates congestion.
- For mobile stations, a 1 minute beacon interval is typically as fast as you need.
- For home stations, a 5 minute beacon interval is more than sufficient.
- Most APRS software provides “smart beaconing” for mobile stations, only sending a packet when the position is different by a certain distance.