Eagle Scout Icon - Was Re: [aprssig] APRS data for Scout Events
Stephen H. Smith
wa8lmf2 at aol.com
Mon Jan 8 23:23:51 EST 2007
ve7gdh at rac.ca wrote:
>
>
> /t truck stop there were three on the map. Most truckers drive the
> same routes over and over and know where the truck stops are.
> Even if they don't, they are commonly find right on the side of the
> road.
>
There's one that shows up here in the L.A. about half the time.
> \; park/picnic - three worldwide
I've used it for operations and demonstrations in public places as an
alternative to the camp/tent symbol.
>
> /F tractor or farm vehicle - four. One was in a residential area.
> Two had
> a verified TCPIP connection. One had an unverified TCPIP
> connection.
> One was a UI-View user on RF and actually looked like it was near a
> farm.
>
> \R restaurants - four worldwide.
We use it here in L.A. as an object to mark the monthly meeting of a
radio club that meets in the back room of an International House of
Pancakes restaurant. Usually it appears about 48 hours before the
monthly meeting.
>
> On the contrary...
> /[ jogger - over 229 worldwide. Presumably all on foot, but I would be
> willing to bet that not very many of them were actually jogging.
Agreed. I use it anytime i am on foot with my TH-D7 and ForeTrex 201.
>
> /p dog - 27 users there (woof)
> /) wheelchair or disabled - 11
> /e equestrian (horse) - 13
>
> There were also four shuttles (/S) whizzing around, but I don't think
> they were the ones used by NASA. They are kinda like a helicopter I
> see driving up and down a nearby highway all of the time.
Not to mention that before Findu adopted my updated symbol sets, my
mobile SSTV LiveCAM used to show up on findu as a thunderstorm moving
down the Interstate instead of the TV symbol.
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