[OZAPRS] RA1AMW?!?!

[Bob VK6KW]

Hi Gents,
I believe the correct form of callsign for a visiting ham in NSW for example
is VK2/homecall just as mine is ZL3/VK6KW when I visit the grandies over
there. Not sure how this format translates into the recognized SSIDS for
APRS, unless one can add the text "portable VK2" in each packet?
73,
Bob.
VK6KW

-----Original Message-----
From: ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au [mailto:ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au] On
Behalf Of Damien Gardner Jnr
Sent: Friday, 14 January 2011 15:56
To: Australian APRS Users
Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] RA1AMW?!?!

Ahh, I see they changed it in 2008, so you can visit australia for up to 90
days at a time without having to get a temporary call - you just have to add
'VK' to the end of your callsign..

So I guess he should really be RA1AMWVK-7 :-p

--DG

On 14/01/2011, at 6:20 PM, Darryl Smith wrote:

> No. I think the callsign is correct.
> 
> I think it is a Russian ham on holidays
> 
> http://twitter.com/ra1amw
> 
> Darryl
> 
> 
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au [mailto:ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au] 
> On Behalf Of Damien Gardner Jnr
> Sent: Friday, 14 January 2011 6:16 PM
> To: Australian APRS Users
> Subject: [OZAPRS] RA1AMW?!?!
> 
> Hey Guys,
> 
> Was just driving home, and a position report from an 'RA1AMW-7' popped up,
purporting to be in sydney..
> 
> Has someone accidentally misconfigured their new VX8 with the wrong
callsign?
> 
> --DG
> 
> 
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