[aprssig] APRStt lives! (APRSspeak)

[Robert Bruninga]

> Subject: Re: [aprssig] APRStt lives! (APRSspeak)
> Let me know. When The software is public. 
> That would work great to have it at the repeater 
> site on the input freq

Of course, the PL decoding of individual users would only work
on a carrier squelch repeater and only for a small club with
only a dozen or so common users...  Ohterwise, just too much
falsing...

But if you are talking about the APRStt DTMF callsigns, then,
that was the plan 3 years ago dayton, but then after thinking
about it A LOT, we came to the conclusion that in most repeaters
that is not a good idea.  The repeater sysops do not like
hearing lots of random DTMF's on the repeater, and they like it
even worse when the tones are muted and they cannot tell what
people are doing.

Thus, we completely abandoned any idea of using the APRStt DTMF
on repeaters.  The current plan is to suggest monitoring it on
146.58 if available in an area for general checkins.  And to use
it on any other needed simplex frequency for special events
where its power can have real advantages.

Bob, Wb4aPR
> 
> ------Original Message------
> From: Robert Bruninga
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> To: 'TAPR APRS Mailing List'
> ReplyTo: bruninga at usna.edu
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> Subject: Re: [aprssig] APRStt lives! (APRSspeak)
> Sent: May 18, 2010 14:27
> 
> > If you pass out a pl tone for the event, could you not just 
> > provide them a short dtmf code to associate to there call
> sign?
> 
> Yes.  The APRStt spec fully allows for tactical calls as short
> as 3 digits.  The assumption is that for a local special
event,
> everyone will probably be assigned these shorter calls to keep
> the air-time down.
> 
> But still everyone can also use their fully spelled out 16
digit
> DTMF callsign as well for other applications.
> 
> Bob, WB4APR
> 
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