[aprssig] TAC-5

[Tom Hayward]

On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Andrew Rich <vk4tec at tech-software.net> wrote:
> Maybe he needs to put a callsign instead of TAC-5

Why? He's not violating the AX.25 protocol or any US law. Tactical
callsigns are perfectly legal in the US. We commonly use them to give
context to digipeater names, but they can also be used on trackers.
The legal identification requirement is satisfied by his callsign in
the status text.

Tom KD7LXL


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cap Pennell
> To: 'TAPR APRS Mailing List'
> Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 6:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [aprssig] TAC-5
>
> That's Walter's TinyTrak3 station.
>
> But the K1IMD-14 digipeater is mis-configured now trapping WIDE1-1 packets
> (though heard direct by a IGate), and the digipeater with the Alias of
> WIDE1-1 is very unfortunately not even traceable.
>
>
>
> TAC-5>APT311,WIDE1-1*,WIDE2-1,qAS,K1IMD:>KA2RGI-14
> TAC-5>APT311,K1IMD-14*,WIDE1,WIDE2-1,qAR,W1OEM:$GPRMC,200847,A,4105.8410,N,07221.6001,W,007,181,120909,,*06
>
>
>
> Perhaps the K1IMD-14 KPC-3 v8.2 TNC needs the modern setting of  UIdigi
> WIDE1-1 .  <grin>
>
>
>
> 73, Cap KE6AFE
>
>
>
> From: aprssig-bounces at tapr.org [mailto:aprssig-bounces at tapr.org] On Behalf
> Of Andrew Rich (Home)
> Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 9:32 AM
> To: TAPR APRS Mailing List
> Subject: [aprssig] TAC-5
>
>
>
> Nice callsign
>
>
>
> TAC-5>APT311,WIDE1-1,W1DX,WIDE2*,qAR,N1OBU-13:$GPRMC,163020,A,4105.1359,N,07226.6615,W,004,271,120909,,*01
> TAC-5>APT311,W1DX,WIDE1*,WIDE2-1,qAR,N1OBU-13:$GPRMC,163026,A,4105.1332,N,07226.6710,W,004,226,120909,,*0C
> TAC-5>APT311,K1IMD-14*,WIDE1,WIDE2-1,qAR,W1OEM:$GPRMC,163032,A,4105.1273,N,07226.6759,W,003,199,120909,,*00
> TAC-5>APT311,W1NLC*,WIDE2-1,qAR,N1OBU-13:$GPRMC,163039,A,4105.1247,N,07226.6786,W,000,249,120909,,*03
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> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Andrew Rich
> Airways Technical Officer Grade 4
> Surveillance - RADAR ADS-B
> Amateur Radio Callsign VK4TEC
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