[OZAPRS] Does any APRS client actually detectanemergencystatus??

[geoff at gatwards.org]

To update the group,  I've been working with Giuseppe on this issue, and
indeed it does appear to be a bug in the APRS Emergency application.
If you use AGWPE to interface your TNC to UI-View, it works great.  If you
have a standard serial interface from the TNC to UI-View, it doesn't work.

I'm currently beta testing version 1.21 which hopefully has this bug
fixed.

Regards,
Geoff   VK2XJG


> Richard,
>
> Both of my tests WERE from MIC-E units - one from a D700 and one from a
> D7.
> BOTH FAILED to activate the emergency software.   I haven't tried it
from
> a
> TinyTrak, but I think the TT MIC-E should be the same as the Kenwoods'
...
>
> Geoff
> VK2XJG
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au [mailto:ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au] On
> Behalf Of Richard Hoskin
> Sent: Thursday, 18 October 2007 8:22 PM
> To: 'VK / ZL APRS Users'
> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] Does any APRS client actually
> detectanemergencystatus??
>
>
> John,
>
> My understanding is that the Emergency Beacon is a built in status used
by
> the MicE protocol encoding.
>
> It will only work when using a MicE enabled system such as the Kenwood
> D700,
> D710 and D7g. You may be able to get it to work with the TinyTrack but I
> have never tried it.
>
> Cheers
> Richard
> VK3JFK
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au [mailto:ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au] On
>> Behalf Of vk3hjq John
>> Sent: Thursday, 18 October 2007 4:58 PM
>> To: VK / ZL APRS Users
>> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] Does any APRS client actually detect
>> anemergencystatus??
>>
>> Hi Geoff ,
>>
>> I just tried it on a Simplex channel with another station using UI-View
>> &
>> after changing his beacon to Emergency & then beaconing a couple of
>> times,
>> it came up in the APRS Emergency software screen but did not activate
>> it,
>> it
>> doesn't work at all, I wonder WHY ???
>>
>> John vk3hjq
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "vk3hjq John" <vk3hjq at hotmail.com>
>> To: "VK / ZL APRS Users" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 3:56 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] Does any APRS client actually detect
>> anemergencystatus
>> ??
>>
>>
>> > Hi Again,
>> >
>> > I have just e-mailed Giuseppe iw2jzq who wrote APRS Emergency to see
>> what
>> > the go is when using a Kenwood TM-D700, (New TM-D710A) or TH-D7A.
>> >
>> > See what I get back from him.
>> >
>> > But you would think it would work OK wouldn't you, although I have
>> never
>> had
>> > an Emergency here to see if it works, maybe I will get someone local
>> to
>> > beacon an Emergency ( on Simplex ) to see if it really does work, I
>> will
>> let
>> > you know how I get on....
>> >
>> > John vk3hjq
>> > vk3hjq at hotmail.com
>> > www.vk3hjq.ne1.net
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "vk3hjq John" <vk3hjq at hotmail.com>
>> > To: "VK / ZL APRS Users" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
>> > Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 3:02 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] Does any APRS client actually detect an
>> > emergencystatus ??
>> >
>> >
>> > > 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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