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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>You DON’T need to have a validation number if you don’t want to….
The APRS servers will let you login without one (if you don’t specify it, it
defaults to “-1” which indicates “unverified”). An UNVERIFIED station is
tagged differently within the internet stream, and IGates receiving the packets
tagged this way from the internet will NOT gate them to RF, even if they match
the appropriate filtering in use.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.aprs.net.au/internet/aprs-internet">http://www.aprs.net.au/internet/aprs-internet</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Geoff<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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ozaprs-bounces@aprs.net.au [mailto:ozaprs-bounces@aprs.net.au] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Damien
Gardner Jnr<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 13, 2009 9:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Australian APRS Users<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [OZAPRS] Temporary IGate for JOTA question.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Hey Steve,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>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 :)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Damien<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";
color:black'>Damien Gardner Jnr<br>
VK2TDG. Dip EE. GradIEAust<br>
<a href="mailto:rendrag@rendrag.net">rendrag@rendrag.net</a> - <a
href="http://www.rendrag.net/">http://www.rendrag.net/</a><br>
--<br>
We rode on the winds of the rising storm,<br>
We ran to the sounds of thunder.<br>
We danced among the lightning bolts,<br>
and tore the world asunder<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On 13/10/2009, at 8:48 PM, Steve wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Hello all,<br>
<br>
During JOTA this weekend, our district (Black Range, NSW) will be <br>
running up to five back-pack trackers during a scout navigation exercise.<br>
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I'd like to have this gated to the APRS-IS network but we are in a bit <br>
of a VHF hole (we are near Canberra, but we even have trouble getting <br>
into the mighty VK1RGI from there!).<br>
I will have Internet access from our site, and I will be taking an <br>
Xastir box.<br>
I have had a careful read of the APRS-IS stuff, and I understand that if <br>
I don't have a verification number (or pass-code as Xastir calls it), <br>
then I can receive data from APRS-IS, but never send to RF. Does this <br>
also mean that I will never send to the APRS-IS network at all?<br>
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I don't really need to send to RF. I'd just like to have the kids <br>
running around the bush show up on the normal APRS related sites like findu.<br>
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Can this be done, or will I need a verification number?<br>
If I do need one, how do I go about getting one? I'd only want it for <br>
the weekend as the Canberra area is well served with I-Gates already.<br>
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Thanks in advance,<br>
<br>
Steve (VK2ZSZ)<br>
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