[OZAPRS] Help is there, if wanted

Bob Bruninga bruninga at usna.edu
Tue Jan 6 00:19:55 EST 2004


On Mon, 5 Jan 2004, Warren VK3BYD wrote:

> Why don't you use the standard alias of ECHO instead of TUNE ?
> That would then conform to the aprs spec, thus allowing any station to
test
> its performance with out the need to know what each gateway has
programmed
> as aliases.

Because ONLY the TUNE stations are trusted agents who serve as the
"standard" for the channel.  Walking into a room full of HAMS with
everyone being equal and asking WHO IS RIGHT accomplishes nothing (ECHO).

de WB4APR, Bob

>
> Cheers > Warren.
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de WB4APR at amsat.org, Bob

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