[pskmail] Re: APRS Position Problem

  • From: Ian Wade G3NRW <g3nrw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:58:32 +0100

From: Ian Wade G3NRW <g3nrw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010   Time: 06:02:40

>Darrel
>
>You may find my programs MICENC and APRSDEC useful, at:
>
>http://www.tapr.org/~g3nrw/
>

Darrel

Taking this further, I ran your data through APRSDEC, and got the output
listed below. In 3 of the records it QUESTIONs your position :-)

Next question: what is the compressed posit that is causing you the
problem?

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Record #1
VE7CUS>PSKAPR,TCPIP*,qAS,VE7SUN:!4904.13N/12305.40Wyjpskmail 0.6.0c
 APRS Data Type= Posit w/o time. No APRS
 Lat= 49 deg 04.13 min N  Long= 123 deg 05.40 min W
 Icon= Yagi at QTH   Overlay= (none)

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Record #2
VE7CUS>PSKAPR,TCPIP*,qAS,VE7SUN:!4904.13N/12305.40Ey000/000/jpskmail 0.6.
0c
 APRS Data Type= Posit w/o time. No APRS
 Lat= 49 deg 04.13 min N  Long= 123 deg 05.40 min E
**QUESTION: Is this lat/long position reasonable?
            It seems a long way from home for this callsign.
 Icon= Yagi at QTH   Overlay= (none)
 Course= (Indeterminate) deg   Speed= 000 knots (0.0 mph  0.0 kph  0.0
m/s)

--------------------------------------------------------------
Record #3
VE7CUS>PSKAPR,TCPIP*,qAS,VE7SUN:!4904.13N/12305.40Wyjpskmail 0.6.0c
 APRS Data Type= Posit w/o time. No APRS
 Lat= 49 deg 04.13 min N  Long= 123 deg 05.40 min W
 Icon= Yagi at QTH   Overlay= (none)

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Record #4
VE7CUS>PSKAPR,TCPIP*,qAS,VE7SUN:!4904.13N/12305.40Ey000/000/jpskmail 0.6.
0c
 APRS Data Type= Posit w/o time. No APRS
 Lat= 49 deg 04.13 min N  Long= 123 deg 05.40 min E
**QUESTION: Is this lat/long position reasonable?
            It seems a long way from home for this callsign.
 Icon= Yagi at QTH   Overlay= (none)
 Course= (Indeterminate) deg   Speed= 000 knots (0.0 mph  0.0 kph  0.0
m/s)

--------------------------------------------------------------
Record #5
VE7CUS>PSKAPR,TCPIP*,qAS,VE7SUN:!4904.13N/12305.40Ey000/000/jpskmail 0.6.
0c
 APRS Data Type= Posit w/o time. No APRS
 Lat= 49 deg 04.13 min N  Long= 123 deg 05.40 min E
**QUESTION: Is this lat/long position reasonable?
            It seems a long way from home for this callsign.
 Icon= Yagi at QTH   Overlay= (none)
 Course= (Indeterminate) deg   Speed= 000 knots (0.0 mph  0.0 kph  0.0
m/s)
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-- 
73
Ian, G3NRW

































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