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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I think Liz your question is “what is the APRS spec”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>More than <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>“why does this not work “<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Andrew<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> OZAPRS [mailto:ozaprs-bounces@aprs.net.au] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Richard Murnane<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 15 July 2017 7:24 PM<br><b>To:</b> Australian APRS Users <ozaprs@aprs.net.au><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OZAPRS] OS use of radio like Yaesu VX-8GR<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If I remember the APRS spec correctly, the SSID (in the range 0..15), is coded as 4 <b>bits</b> of the transmission packet, not three <b>bytes</b> (e.g. “-“, “1” and “5”).<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>“Portable ZL” in the beacon comment is the way to go here.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>73 Richard VK2SKY<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 15 Jul 2017, at 6:24 pm, Liz <<a href="mailto:liz@billiau.info">liz@billiau.info</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>QTR Sat, 15 Jul 2017 18:20:01 +1000 Andrew Rich QTC<br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>I don’t get it what is the difference<br><br>VK2XXX/ZL<br>VK2XXX-16<br><br>VK4TEC (home)<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><br><br>I thought it should fit, too, but not accepted. I've programmed the<br>text "portable ZL" into the TinyTrak thing, and the OM is trying to<br>program the Yaesu.<br><br><br>-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+<br>Liz<br>VK2XSE<br>_______________________________________________<br>OZAPRS mailing list<br><a href="mailto:OZAPRS@aprs.net.au">OZAPRS@aprs.net.au</a><br><a href="http://lists.aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs">http://lists.aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Richard<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>