[OZAPRS] Does any APRS client actually detect an emergency status ??

[geoff at gatwards.org]

G'day John,

I'll give the new version a try - if I can download it :-)

I just get:
"The web site you are trying to access has exceeded its allocated data
transfer.  Access to this site will be restored within an hour. Please try
again later."


Geoff



> Hi Geoff,
>
> Just for a matter of interest there is a new version of APRS Emergency
out
> Version 1.20, there is a link from my website at  www.vk3hjq.ne1.net and
> just scroll down to the APRS page.
>
> John
> VK3HJQ
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <geoff at gatwards.org>
> To: "VK / ZL APRS Users" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 12:58 PM
> Subject: [OZAPRS] Does any APRS client actually detect an emergency
status
> ??
>
>
>> I've been doing some testing of APRS EMERGENCY beacons
>> (On a private frequency into Dummy Loads - NOT on the APRS net!!)
>>
>> The tests were done using a TM-D700, TH-D7A and a UI-View setup with
>> "APRS
>> Emergency 1.12".
>>
>> Test 1 - Emergency status sent from D700:
>> - D7A displayed a ] symbol, no reference to emergency.
>> - APRS Emergency ignored the beacon (it did receive it as it shows up
in
>> the monitor window).
>>
>> Test 2 - Emergency status sent from D7:
>> - D700 displayed EMERGENCY and went nuts beeping about it
>> - APRS Emergency ignored the beacon (it did receive it as it shows up
in
>> the monitor window).
>>
>>
>> I will do some further testing with some other apps like Xastir later,
>> but
>> I'm wondering if anyone has tested this "APRS Emergency" addon for
>> UI-View
>> and had it working?   I notice a lot of users have it installed, but
its
>> pretty useless if it ignores emergency beacons.
>>
>>
>> So far, if you need to send an EMERGENCY beacon, you'd better hope that
>> someone has a TM-D700, as that seems to be the only thing that alerts
>> you.
>>
>> Geoff
>> VK2XJG
>>
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