[aprssig] aprssig Digest, Vol 74, Issue 7

[VK6 UFO]

Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 21:48:16 -0700

From: Greg Clark <k7rkt at bigredbee.com>
>

> I'd recommend ignoring those numbers as well if you can.
>

Hi Greg. Sure, I'll just remove the extra code and let it through.

I *have* noticed that when my unit powers up, it can generate some strange
> altitude numbers for the first packet it transmits -- any idea if this is
> an
> issue related to powerup?  Or do you see multiple packets that look like
> this -- if you've got some more examples of malformed packets, that would
> certainly help.
>

The station had been on the move for approximately 30 minutes when I noticed
it. From aprs.fi:

2010-08-06 08:11:51 UTC:
VK6ZMS-9>APBL10,VK6RTH-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-2,qAR,VK6GHZ:!3158.34S/11550.86EP172/022/A=0000-2
2010-08-06 08:15:25 UTC:
VK6ZMS-9>APBL10,VK6RTH-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-2,qAR,VK6GHZ:!3200.66S/11551.41EP159/035/A=0000-3
2010-08-06 08:16:29 UTC:
VK6ZMS-9>APBL10,VK6KSB-3*,WIDE2-2,qAR,VK6GHZ:!3200.86S/11551.47EP175/003/A=0000-1

and

2010-08-07 02:52:22 UTC:
VK6ZMS-9>APBL10,VK6KSB-3*,WIDE2-2,qAR,VK6GHZ:!3232.15S/11544.66EP236/000/A=000-17
2010-08-07 03:11:44 UTC:
VK6ZMS-9>APBL10,VK6KSB-3*,WIDE2-2,qAR,VK6GHZ:!3232.15S/11544.67EP074/005/A=0000-3

The station has noticed one or two odd posit reports shortly after powering
it up when he leaves home. I haven't noticed them on aprs.fi myself.
Possibly a similar issue to your powerup altitude error? I wonder if the GPS
receiver is reporting it has a reliable satellite lock when it doesn't.

Thanks for your feedback.
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Rob VK6UFO
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