[OZAPRS] Foundation licences

[Darryl Smith]

The ssid in ax25 is encoded in one nibble of another field from memory... So this is not the reason an f call could work on rf.

One way would be if it is sent as a third party packet under the aprs spec

Darryl




On 23/06/2011, at 7:15 PM, "Gordon VK4VP" <gordon.t at internode.on.net> wrote:

> Maybe its character based.
> 
> VK4XXX-15 is the same number of characters as VK4XXXX-9
> 
> Regards,
> Gordo VK4VP
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au [mailto:ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au] On
> Behalf Of John Simon
> Sent: Thursday, 23 June 2011 18:25
> To: vk2io at amsat.org; Australian APRS Users
> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] Foundation licences
> 
> Hi Gerard, no not really, he was there again yesterday.  Haven't been on air
> today so can't comment.  I wondered the 7 letter Call as well, I was on the
> understanding that six was the maximum that the programmes recognised. 
> He's out in the Wagga Wagga area, or that's where I saw him.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> John de VK2XGJ
> I try to act normal, but I get bored
> and go back to just being me!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gerard Hill
> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 5:15 PM
> To: Australian APRS Users
> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] Foundation licences
> 
> Hi John,
> 
> Did you get to the bottom of it?
> I (for one) am curious how a 7 character callsign can get through on
> AX.25 packet radio.
> 
> Cheers ... Gerard, VK2IO
> 
> On 20/06/2011 5:40 PM, John Simon wrote:
>> /I am monitoring 145.175 MHz VK2RUW on my computer and have this 
>> mobile stn on the computer screen. / / John de VK2XGJ I try to act 
>> normal, but I get bored and go back to just being me!
>> /
>> *From:* Scott Evans <mailto:scott at vk7hse.hobby-site.org>
>> *Sent:* Monday, June 20, 2011 4:51 PM
>> *To:* ozaprs at aprs.net.au <mailto:ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
>> *Subject:* Re: [OZAPRS] Foundation licences On Mon, 2011-06-20 at 
>> 16:03 +1000, John Simon wrote:
>>> /I have one on my monitor screen/
>> 
>> Define on screen? is it a station or an object ?
>> 
>> --
>> Scott Evans <scott at vk7hse.hobby-site.org 
>> <mailto:scott at vk7hse.hobby-site.org>>
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