[aprssig] winlink

[Spider]

Cap, I've redrawn or had Randy re-draw many of the symbols for Firenet. 
Makes a huge difference!  You can do the same.  The Symbol in UI-View for 
a-W is not how Bob describes it in the first place, so someone hosed it up 
in UI-View.
73
Jim, WA6OFT



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cap Pennell" <cap at cruzio.com>
To: "TAPR APRS Mailing List" <aprssig at lists.tapr.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 1:01 AM
Subject: RE: [aprssig] winlink


> This looks really crummy in Ui-View32 (I see via firenet.us).  May I 
> suggest
> instead the GATE symbol with the W overlay, "W&"?  We already have HF 
> GATES,
> IGates, and SATGATES using that "&" symbol with their own Overlay 
> character,
> so why not a "W gate" for Winlink, the radio to email gateway?  Sure would
> look better!
> In Ui-View32 this would be called a "No. Diam'd, W O'ly" (Numbered Diamond
> symbol with W overlay character).
>
> APRSdos/README/SYMBOLS.TXT says
> 29 Jan 2004:  Reviewed ALL symbols in the spec.  Here are all additions:
>   \& = is not just HF, but ANY GATEWAY with overlay character
> <snip>
>
> 73, Cap KE6AFE
>
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: aprssig-bounces at lists.tapr.org
>> [mailto:aprssig-bounces at lists.tapr.org]On Behalf Of Robert Bruninga
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 14:30 PM
>> To: aprs at kd4rdb.com; aprssig at lists.tapr.org
>> Subject: Re: [aprssig] winlink
>>
>>
>> To put your local WinLINK station on the local APRS map:
>>
>> 1) Use the alternate "a" symbol with the "W" overlay
>> this will cause it to show up as a blue ARRL diamond in
>> a white/red circle with a big W overlay.  (the recommended
>> WinLINK symbol).
>
>
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