[OZAPRS] NOKALL

[Ray Wells]

Russell wrote:
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> Hi Ray,
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> What about only allowing VK 0 through to 9 with two letters and three
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> This way we would have a starting point for and action with the powers to be
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> Regards
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> Russell and Karen
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> VK2VK-9  (ex VK2KEG-9) and VK2NYL-9 at Wyong.
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> -------Original Message-------
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> From: Ray Wells
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> Date: 13-October-2008 4:38:03 PM
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> To: Australian APRS Users
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> Subject: [OZAPRS] NOKALL
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> Hi All,
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> Many of us running digis such as UIDigi probably have NOCALL in the
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> budlist of the digi.
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> A week, or thereabouts, ago a station came through here using NOKALL.
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> That same station went back through here (Kempsey), heading north,
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> today. Take a look at the heard list of your digi.
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> The use of NOKALL suggests a deliberate attempt by an unlicenced
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> operator to be able to use digis and Igates to be able to track his/her
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> I recommend that the budlist be expanded to contain NOCALL, N0CALL,
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> NOKALL and N0KALL to thwart such activity.
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> Ray vk2tv
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I've already had a ZL pass through here. I can only assume the call was 
valid whereas NOKALL clearly is not.

Ray vk2tv

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