[aprssig] Beacon Doesn't

Bob Bruninga bruninga at usna.edu
Sat Aug 19 22:29:01 EDT 2006


>> No, PHG must be the first 7 bytes of the position comment
>> field.  That is the APRS format.  Some programs may
>> accept it elsewhere in the packet, but that is just 
>> sloppy programming.  de Wb4APR

;EI7MLR-0 *010000z5237.06N/00646.71Wr PHG5840  430.950 +7.6

> I seem to need a space between the "r" and the "P" for 
> the THD7 to recognise the object.  Is this a bug/feature 
> or me?

It should work without the space.  Maybe you had a typo 
the first time?  Bob




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