<div>What would be slick would be if you could program a bar code reader with a prefix and/or suffix..... I'm sure could be done with an additional pic chip. so you scan a bar code that represents a callsign and the reader appends the position and sends. would be good for applications like scanning runners past a checkpoint.
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 2/27/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Robert Bruninga</b> <<a href="mailto:bruninga@usna.edu">bruninga@usna.edu</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">I think a BarCode Application is ideal for APRS.<br><br>> IF the entrant's scorecards could be barcoded, they
<br>> could be scanned on the way IN to a stage and on the<br>> way OUT of a stage.<br><br>I hope we can integrate the Barcodes into APRS in a seamless way<br>so that they can be tabulated even on existing machines. Here
<br>are some options:<br><br>>STATUS Packet...<br>:BLN1SCAN :A bulletin to all<br>:DATABASEx:A message to "databaseX callsign"<br>=POSIT/position comment text<br><br>MESSAGE FORMAT: A message to s specific applications callsign
<br>wouild be great for generic applications. They will be captured<br>by all APRS clients and can be captured in FINDU etc.<br><br><br>POSIT FORMAT: The POSIT format is good for an application where<br>the person with the wand is moving about. Such as moving
<br>through a building or something (or a cave) and whenever they<br>see a barcode on the wall, they scan it and their wand sends the<br>LAT/LONG position AND any other data that is on the bar code.<br><br>Can anyone see any application that cannot be fit into either of
<br>these formats?<br><br>Bob, WB4APR<br><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>aprssig mailing list<br><a href="mailto:aprssig@lists.tapr.org">aprssig@lists.tapr.org</a><br><a href="https://lists.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig">
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