[aprssig] AX25 Protocol group (Jack Chomley

[Phillip]

Hi Jack,
                I think you should re read what I sent, 

It appears that Barry  VK2AAB who is a WIA Federal Councillor for the VK2
area
may know more about this . I have asked him for more information.

From what I can gather from his message is, that this appears to be a for
gone conclusion 
and that these changes are going to happen some time .

This will impact on every application that uses the ax25 protocol  if I am
not
mistaken.

Does this impact on the APRS spec and those that produce
firmware for trackers etc.

Remembering that there are over 5000 Kenwood D7 series 
aprs capable radios that probably can't be upgraded

UI-View will not be able to be upgraded

Every TNC will need to be upgraded .

I hope someone can answer this 

73 Phillip
ZL2TZE

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   10.) Re: AX25 Protocol group (Jack Chomley
  Message: 10
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:16:21 +1000
From: Jack Chomley <radio at irock.com.au>
Subject: Re: [aprssig] AX25 Protocol group
To: TAPR APRS Mailing List <aprssig at lists.tapr.org>
Message-ID: <7.0.0.16.2.20080602091449.02304858 at irock.com.au>
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Why not just put the extended call in Beacon text?
 
73s
 
Jack VK4JRC
 
 
At 08:26 AM 2/06/2008, you wrote:
>
>Hi,
>       I have heard that the above group may be looking at altering the
>callsign fields to allow for extended callsigns
>
>Eg WB6XXX/VK9   or VK9XXX/WB6
>
>If this happens then all ax25 firmware / software will have to be
re-written
>   What a job
>
>Has anyone else heard this ???
>
>
> From : VK2AAB
>
>To : PACKET at WW
>
>Type/status : B$
>
>Date/time : 29-Apr 20:27
>
>BID (MID) : 1968_VK2AAB
>
>Message # : 373091
>
>Title : Re:Time to switch off AX25
>
>Path: !ZL2WA!ZL2BAU!7M3TJZ!DK0WUE!I0TVL!CX2SA!VK2DOT!VK2TV!VK2AAB!
>
>From: VK2AAB at VK2AAB.#SYD.NSW.AUS.OC
>
>To : PACKET at WW
>
>Ray might be interested to know that the ax25 protocol group will be making
>
>changes for variable length callsign fields.
>
>It is not just a problem for Australianxxx calls.
>
>There are other special needs such as portable operation VK2AAB/ZL2 etc.
>
>They are working this year on other changes but it is definately in their
>
>todo list.
>
>I did not know that Roger had requested the source code be destroyed.
>
>Thats a shame, from memory I think someone volunteered to him to take it
over.
>
>73 Barry VK2AAB
>
>
>73 Phillip
>ZL2TZE
>
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