[aprssig] Use call without SSID?

[Robert Bruninga]

> ... Using the SSID to determine your symbol was
> "depracated" -- some years ago. 

As APRS1.1 shows, we no longer have to do this because wen can
now indicate symbol by the TOCALL of "GPSxyz" and it ONLY
applied to raw NMEA strings.  But if someone sends a NMEA
position report and does not use GPSxyz in the tocall, then my
code will still use his SSID to determine what he most likelly
is.

Bob
> ------Original Message------
> From: Bob Bruninga
> Sender: aprssig-bounces at tapr.org
> To: APBIDDLE at MAILAPS.ORG
> To: 'TAPR APRS Mailing List'
> ReplyTo: Bob Bruninga
> ReplyTo: TAPR APRS Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [aprssig] Use call without SSID?
> Sent: Sep 25, 2009 11:08
> 
> > Locally there has been an explosion of interest 
> > in APRS, [and] the inevitable argument about 
> > using SSIDs... In fact, we already have a budding 
> > "SSID Nazi" wanting to dictate.... Any definite 
> > suggestions about a good... Reference?
> 
> Sure the APRS1.1 addendum:  www.aprs.org/aprs11.html
> Under CORRECTIONS there is a link to the SSID conventions...
> 
> > Frankly, there is no reason to use 
> > one SSID over another.
> 
> I disagree.  Every APRS client and every APRS web page and
every
> APRS mobile radio presents APRS information in a variety of
> displays and windows and lists (not just maps!).  Being able
to
> make a first order guess at the application of that callsign
> based on SSID alone is very handy across all APRS
applications. 
> 
> Most of my operataion is mobile, and so most of what I see of
> "APRS" are stations poping up on my mobile display radio front
> panel display (on the dashboard). It is very nice to know that
> when I see a -9 it is a mobile, when I see a -7 it is usually
a
> handheld (usually someone doing something interesting) or -14
is
> a trucker (again, somoene usually worth a QSO or doing
something
> outdoors, etc).
> 
> I think it would be nice to even pick a good one for Weather
> which is also a major category that some of us ignore
> completely, and others of us seek out ambitiously.
> 
> There should be no "SSID Nazies", but education to newcomers
> about these common conventions is always a good idea.
> 
> The home station is best used without any SSID or if on-line,
> then use -10 helps us see who is on-line only and not even
> playing on RF...
> 
> Bob, Wb4APR
> 
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