- Cant receive messages when beacon does not reach IGate.
- Current APRS networks break down during local disasters where internet in the local region is down.
- No discoverable way to access a stations capabilities such as coverage area, or cross-band capabilities.
- No universal and generic way to execute cross-band paths, critical in times of emergency.
- Lacks store-and-forward messaging capability
- No geographic routing, you must know an explicit path to your destination or use WIDE.
- Packets are naively repeated, no rate limiting mechanisms other than max distance.
- No automatic response to misbehaving stations, which can take down an entire local network.
- No means to prevent packets from gating to the internet, making it difficult to simulate disaster scenarios.