[aprssig] TAC-5

[Stephen H. Smith]

Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr) wrote:
> Andrew Rich wrote:
>> Our law says EACH packet should contain an ID of the orginating station
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------
>> Andrew Rich
>> Airways Technical Officer Grade 4
>> Surveillance - RADAR ADS-B
>> Amateur Radio Callsign VK4TEC
>> email: vk4tec at tech-software.net
>> web: www.tech-software.net
> Can you provide a more clear instruction on which law "Our law" 
> actually IS?  I'm guessing that VK4TEC might be Canadian?  But I'm a 
> new-enough operator that I'm just not quite sure...
>
> Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Palm Bay, FL  USA
>
>
> __

VE is Canadian

VK is Australian

Even if the law says each packet must be identified, does it mandate 
that it must be in the "FROM" field, or can it be in the payload?    


In the US and Canada, it is perfectly legal for the (mandatory) ID to be 
in the payload area of a packet rather than in the FROM field, thus 
making possible tactical calls with any arbitrary string of 6 letters 
and/or numbers in the FROM field.


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