[aprssig] What APRS Symbol for Drones?

[Robert Bruninga]

The intent of special icons for special symbol.overlay combos is to display
the unique icon -instead- of the base icon with an overlay character.

So the drone symbol would just be a new drone symbol without any overlay
character (on clients that adopt the new symbol)
But old clients would still display the base symbol with just an overlay.
Hope that clarifies.  Bob

On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 5:19 PM Stephen H Smith via aprssig <
aprssig at lists.tapr.org> wrote:

> Your icon didn't make it through the APRSsig remailer....
>
> Responding to Bob's comment, I'm reluctant to overlay graphic icons rather
> than simple solid geometric shapes.   With the usual 16x16-pixel symbols,
> it yields an illegible mess when the single-color alpha-numeric character
> overlays a multi-colored symbol background.
>
> On 5/26/2021 12:54 PM, Andrew Pavlin wrote:
>
> Yes, you suggested that on your website a few years ago.
>
> Here's the icon I'm using for drones:
>
> [image: Inline image]
>
> Andrew, KA2DDO
> author of YAAC
>
> On Tuesday, May 25, 2021, 3:55:06 PM EDT, Robert Bruninga
> <bruninga at usna.edu> <bruninga at usna.edu> wrote:
>
>
> I'd suggest we go with the aircraft symbol with a D overlay.  Authors
> that recognize that combo could then make a Drone Symbol t display.
>
> Bob
>
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