[OZAPRS] First time on APRS
Geoff
geoff at gatwards.org
Thu Jun 26 10:48:23 EST 2008
G'day Gerard, Welcome to the group :-)
SSS8S1 is part of your position report. The TM-D710 like many other APRS
units transmit the position in a COMPRESSED format.
qAR is a string that is appended by the IGate that received your beacon from
RF. The 'q' codes are only used by the APRS-IS (Internet Service). Since
you are viewing your data via one of the many online databases, you see this
part of the beacon.
I'm not familiar with the TM-D710 (I have a D700), but I believe you should
be seeing position beacons from other users. It is possible however that
you are just in a bad spot. . . And knowing where you are I think this could
be the case . . .
You were heard by VK2RSW-1, which is only a Fill-In digi, and therefore does
not digipeat a lot of data. The WIDE digi's serving Sydney are VK2US-1 (in
the heard of the CBD), VK2RUW-1 at Wollongong and VK2RAG-1 at Gosford.
Regards,
Geoff VK2XJG
-----Original Message-----
From: ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au [mailto:ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au] On
Behalf Of JandG
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 10:35 AM
To: 'VK / ZL APRS Users'
Subject: [OZAPRS] First time on APRS
CaptureHere we are on APRS.
Hope I have my settings right.
Few questions if I may:
1. What does SSS8S1 mean in the pic below?
2. What does qAR mean?
3. Haven't got any message on my TM-D710. What setting could I have wrong.
Looked and looked but haven't found it yet.
These blurbs of digital info sound like music in my ears at the moment
anyway.
Cheers,
Gerard
VK2JNG
http://aprs.fi/?call=VK2JNG-9
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