[aprssig] Would someone explain what APRS alias EL-916580 is?

[Tyler Griffiths]

EL = Echolink
916580 = node number

Tyler Griffiths
N7UWX

See where I am:
http://map.findu.com/n7uwx-12


On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 1:41 PM, Steve Noskowicz <noskosteve at yahoo.com>wrote:

>
>
> It is "from" KC5NYH, but has all sorts of calls tagged and locations.
>
> 73, Steve, K9DCI
>
>    *From:* Steve Noskowicz <noskosteve at yahoo.com>
> *To:* 'TAPR APRS Mailing List' <aprssig at tapr.org>
> *Sent:* Saturday, January 25, 2014 1:50 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [aprssig] IC-706 CT-17 cable
>
> A few years ago, I thought it was the Prolific chips that were bootlegged
> in China. Have trhey now moved to copying the FTDI chips too?
> 73, Steve, K9DCI
> I've had no probs with FTDI chips.
>
> Sorry if this is a dupe.  mailer seems to be hickupping...
>
>    *From:* Kent Hufford <khufford at atlanticbb.net>
> *To:* 'Steve Noskowicz' <noskosteve at yahoo.com>; 'TAPR APRS Mailing List' <
> aprssig at tapr.org>
> *Sent:* Saturday, January 25, 2014 1:19 PM
> *Subject:* RE: [aprssig] IC-706 CT-17 cable
>
> The driver software for the USB adapter.
>
> WARNING WILL ROBINSON..
>
> Some cheap USB to serial adapters or USB to Radio adapters
> (Wouxun/Baufang, etc) use a Chinese version of the FIDI adapter. If you
> have one of these cables and a modern Windows software, the Windows
> software will see you Chinese fake FIDI adapter and try and load a real US
> licensed version of the driver, which will show up with a yellow flag in
> Device manager and will not work.
>
> You then have to trick modern Windows into loading the fake Chinese FIDI
> driver to run your adapter.
>
> Some of the more expensive Chinese adapters use a real US Fidi chip and
> will run with the real FIDI driver.
>
> Kent
> KQ4KK
>
> *From:* aprssig-bounces at tapr.org [mailto:aprssig-bounces at tapr.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Steve Noskowicz
> *Sent:* Saturday, January 25, 2014 1:57 PM
> *To:* TAPR APRS Mailing List
> *Subject:* Re: [aprssig] IC-706 CT-17 cable
>
>
> I see that $13.29 is a very reasopnable price, but I wonder what's on the
> CD.
>
> *From:* Kriss A Kliegle <kliegle at myfairpoint.net>
> *To:* aprssig at tapr.org
> *Sent:* Friday, January 24, 2014 7:19 PM
> *Subject:* [aprssig] IC-706 CT-17 cable
>
> Here’s a link from Amazon:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Interface-Ic-706-Ic-781-Ic-820-Ic-r7100/dp/B00G8IM8QC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1390612548&sr=8-1&keywords=CI-V+Icom++IC-706
>
> Here’s a list of all available:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=CI-V%20Icom%20IC-706
> \
> 73 de Kriss KA1GJU
>
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