[aprssig] DXCluster to APRS-RF

[Chris Rose]

I thought it just had to be a contact point to send
mail.  Doesn't matter if it is a mailbox on a pole at
a house or a post office box number.

Thanks,
Chris 
KB8UIH


--- Steve Dimse <steve at dimse.com> wrote:

> 
> On May 18, 2006, at 11:05 AM, Curt, WE7U wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 18 May 2006, Steve Dimse wrote:
> >
> >> I also field emails from angry hams who do
> >> not want their position on APRS.
> >
> > Like their home address is secret or something? 
> ;-)
> >
> > Actually, I've seen some addresses in the FCC
> database that are PO
> > boxes, so some hams _are_ trying to hide their
> true location.
> >
> > Either that or the PO Box was picked up in the FCC
> database instead
> > of the street location.  Last time I looked the
> street address was a
> > required field on the form.  They really want to
> know where the
> > transmitters are.
> 
> People can be touchy about this sort of thing. The
> problem is not  
> from APRSers, but generally goes something like
> this... ham googles  
> his own call, finds a page that says "Position of
> W9XYZ", looks at  
> it, and is either concerned that there is a web page
> with his  
> location, that the location is in the wrong place,
> or both. It forces  
> me to waste time explaining DX spots, APRS, and
> findU to a hostile  
> audience. (Understand, I don't care that the ham is
> upset, only that  
> it wastes MY time ;-)
> 
> Steve K4HG
> 
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