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? -------------------------------------------------------------- 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) -------------------------------------------------------------- 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) -------------------------------------------------------------- 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) -------------------------------------------------------------- -- 73 Ian, G3NRW