[OZAPRS] APRS SSID
Richard Murnane
Richard.Murnane at internode.on.net
Thu Feb 10 11:40:26 EST 2011
From the point of view of looking at stations on a map, the SSID
isn't terribly useful. The GPSxx designator is more versatile, but a
lot of the older equipment doesn't support it.
SSID is handy for filtering, e.g. if you want to see mobile stations
instead of digis etc., but software is getting a bit smarter about that.
What I've never been able to figure out is things like the -7 SSID to
indicate a Kenwoord D7 handheld. Who cares who made your rig? Maybe
it's to indicate that the station has some particular capability.
73 Richard VK2SKY
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