[OZAPRS] Temporary IGate for JOTA question.

[Damien Gardner Jnr]

Hey Steve,

Yes, you'll need a verification number.. Though I'm not sure what it  
has to do with RF - it's just required by the APRS-IS servers..   
Unless Xastir is trying to be smart and making sure you go to the  
effort of generating the code before it'll posit anywhere?  Anyhoo, if  
you read the xastir docs, it should tell you how to generate it.. :)  
The aprsd package includes an aprspass utility that calculates it for  
you..  If you can't find it, give me a yell, and I'll shoot you back  
the number :)

Cheers,

Damien

Damien Gardner Jnr
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On 13/10/2009, at 8:48 PM, Steve wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> During JOTA this weekend, our district (Black Range, NSW) will be
> running up to five back-pack trackers during a scout navigation  
> exercise.
>
> I'd like to have this gated to the APRS-IS network but we are in a bit
> of a VHF hole (we are near Canberra, but we even have trouble getting
> into the mighty VK1RGI from there!).
> I will have Internet access from our site, and I will be taking an
> Xastir box.
> I have had a careful read of the APRS-IS stuff, and I understand  
> that if
> I don't have a verification number (or pass-code as Xastir calls it),
> then I can receive data from APRS-IS, but never send to RF. Does this
> also mean that I will never send to the APRS-IS network at all?
>
> I don't really need to send to RF. I'd just like to have the kids
> running around the bush show up on the normal APRS related sites  
> like findu.
>
> Can this be done, or will I need a verification number?
> If I do need one, how do I go about getting one? I'd only want it for
> the weekend as the Canberra area is well served with I-Gates already.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Steve (VK2ZSZ)
>
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