[aprssig] Error checking within APRS packets

[Jason KG4WSV]

On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 3:08 AM, Max Harper <kg4pid at yahoo.com> wrote:

> What type of error checking does APRS have to prevent corrupt data?


APRS doesn't have any, but APRS is transmitted in AX.25 packets (on VHF,
anyway), and AX.25 has a 16 bit checksum (known as the FCS) to verify the
data.


-Jason
kg4wsv
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