[aprssig] IGate test needed

[kb2scs at optonline.net]

Hi All
          aprs-scs uses 3rd party format for all its Igated packets.
So aprs-scs igate will handel this just fine.

On 29 Jan 2005 at 11:52, Steve Dimse wrote:

> I thought UI-V used KISS for IGating a native appearing packet 
(rather than
> using the third-party format), am I wrong? Unless I'm missing 
something, any
> IGate that uses KISS and does not use third-party format for IGated 
packets will
> choke on this, I do not see a way to cram seven bytes of callsign 
into the six
> bytes allowed in AX-25. Although, since the last character appears 
to always be
> a number, you could always send it as the SSID, though it would 
look a little
> funny. However, the RF user does not need the number, so all you 
really need is
> a unique ID, right?
> 
> Steve
> 

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