[OZAPRS] First time on APRS

[Geoff]

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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