[OZAPRS] Foundation and RF APRS new thread

Sat Dec 21 11:05:16 AEDT 2019

Well, I think is encouraging to see that F calls found ways to enjoy APRS
while managing to identify themselves (thus complaining with the rules)
despite the limitations imposed by AX25 and the 7-letter callsign
structure.

aprs.fi allows for all sort of objects to be displayed (it is not a
ham-radio only service, look at the ships around ports), so that will work
in our favor as well.

73,
Carlos VK1EA

On Sat, Dec 21, 2019 at 10:49 AM Graeme <graeme at abrona.com.au> wrote:

> APRSdroid certainly provides a comment field – I use it.
>
> Graeme 2HFG
>
> *From:* Norm McMillan
> *Sent:* Saturday, December 21, 2019 10:30 AM
> *To:* Australian APRS Users
> *Subject:* [OZAPRS] Foundation and RF APRS new thread
>
> The old thread was getting hard to follow!
>
>
>    1. Local APRS user VK3FXBR is using APRSdroid, identifying as 3FXBR-5
>    on xastir and APRS.fi.The comment field simply has the APRSdroid URL.
>    Symbol is a fire truck!!!
>    2. I notice a number of others doing the same thing, using normal rf
>    APRS with full callsign in the comment field.
>
>
> Both vk3fxbr and 3fxbr generate passcodes at
> https://apps.magicbug.co.uk/passcode/index.php/passcode .
>
> Someone with more knowledge than I might like to comment on the legality
> of both cases? I'm not an APRSdroid user so I don't know if it's possible
> to put a comment with a callsign in APRSdroid.
>
> Another question... would a 3F*** call be gated IS to RF? Guess it depends
> on the software etc.
>
> norm vk3xci
> custodian. Mildura raspberry pi-gate vk3xci-10
>
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