[aprssig] Future Concept for APRS (NOT Tracking only)

[Stephen H. Smith]

n4lbl wrote:
> I don't grasp what this test would show.  Lets say any Cyrillic based
> language was used.  What possible outcomes would you look for and what
> would the interpretations be??
>
> On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 7:06 AM, Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu> wrote:
>   
>>>> If someone wants to send me a properly
>>>> constructed APRS message with UTF-8 text,
>>>> I'll be happy to try it out on my
>>>>         

Possible outcomes:


1)      Displays correctly in the non-English language

2)      Displays as "ASCII garbage" on non-UTF-aware hardware

3)      Locks up and crashes non-UTF-aware hardware, requiring a reboot 
or restart.



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