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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>OK, copy all on entering spaces in decimal minutes.
Now the other question:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I run APRSDOS (+10 years on same laptop) and I
usually keep it on a map of 10 miles approximately around my QTH to greet
passerbys on highways, etc. I'm plagued by certain WX stations, digi's, and home
stations that show up all around me, but are really located +30 miles away. When
I click on them it says "vicinity". After running for a few hours, my screen is
covered with these vicinity circles, unitl I hit the space bar. Why do these
stations appear as vicinity, but on Findu they show up where they
belong?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For example:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>N8VIM, a WX APRS station thats 40 miles SW of me
almost ALWAYS shows up as a "vicinity WX Station". Is it because he uses a
different path for the POS packet vs WX data packet? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It looks like he's got WIDE2-2 for WX packets,
WIDE2-2 for a BEACON packet i.e. ( <SPAN class=raw_line><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>2008-05-04 01:00:13 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>BEACON,WIDE2-1,qAR,</FONT><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N1UEC-1"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>N1UEC-1</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>:Pepperell, MA. WX station ) <FONT face=Arial>What good does this
packet do? and I can't tell what he's using for the POS
packet.</FONT></FONT></SPAN><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From APRS.FI I got the following raw data w/time
stamps to assist w/troubleshooting....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV> <SPAN class=raw_line>2008-05-03 23:02:27 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,TRACE,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=NE1B">NE1B</A>:!4240.85N/07133.99W_PHG2230/Pepperell
WX station, LT4</SPAN><BR> <SPAN class=raw_line>2008-05-03 23:04:12 UTC:
<B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=NE1B">NE1B</A>:$ULTW0051003F01B5242D27DCFFF78883000103E8007B0478000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-03 23:09:13 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:!4240.85N/07133.99W_PHG2230/Pepperell
WX station, LT1</SPAN><BR> <SPAN class=raw_line>2008-05-03 23:09:14 UTC:
<B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=NE1B">NE1B</A>:$ULTW004B003501B6242D27DDFFF78883000103E8007B047D000F0022</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-03 23:14:12 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:$ULTW0055000001B4242D27DEFFF88883000103E8007B0482000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-03 23:19:12 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:$ULTW0000000001B4242D27DFFFF88883000103E8007B0487000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-03 23:24:14 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:$ULTW0000000001B4242D27E0FFFD8883000103E8007B048C000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-03 23:29:13 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=NE1B">NE1B</A>:$ULTW0000000001B4242D27DFFFFD8883000103E8007B0491000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-03 23:34:13 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:$ULTW0000000001B4242D27DEFFFC8883000103E8007B0496000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-03 23:39:12 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:!4240.85N/07133.99W_PHG2230/Pepperell
WX station, LT1</SPAN><BR> <SPAN class=raw_line>2008-05-03 23:39:12 UTC:
<B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:$ULTW0000000001B4242D27DEFFFC8883000103E8007B049B000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-03 23:44:12 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:$ULTW0000000001B4242D27DEFFFD8883000103E8007B04A0000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-03 23:49:12 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=NE1B">NE1B</A>:$ULTW0000000001B4242D27DEFFFD8883000103E8007B04A5000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-03 23:54:12 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:$ULTW0000000001B3242D27DEFFFB8883000103E8007B04AA000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-03 23:59:14 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:$ULTW0000000001B2242D27DDFFFB8883000103E8007B04AF000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-04 00:01:16 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>BEACON,WIDE2-2,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=K1LVA-1">K1LVA-1</A>,qAO,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=K1LVA-1">K1LVA-1</A>:Pepperell,
MA. WX station</SPAN><BR> <SPAN class=raw_line>2008-05-04 00:04:12 UTC:
<B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:$ULTW0000000001B3242D27DDFFFC8883000103E8007B04B4000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-04 00:09:12 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:!4240.85N/07133.99W_PHG2230/Pepperell
WX station, LT1</SPAN><BR> <SPAN class=raw_line>2008-05-04 00:09:13 UTC:
<B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:$ULTW0000000001B3242D27DCFFFC8883000103E8007B04B9000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-04 00:19:12 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:$ULTW0000000001B3242D27DCFFFB8883000103E8007B04C3000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-04 00:24:13 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:$ULTW0000000001B3242D27DBFFFC8883000103E8007B04C8000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-04 00:29:13 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:$ULTW0000000001B3242D27DAFFFC8883000103E8007B04CD000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-04 00:32:25 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:!4240.85N/07133.99W_PHG2230/Pepperell
WX station, LT3</SPAN><BR> <SPAN class=raw_line>2008-05-04 00:34:12 UTC:
<B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=NE1B">NE1B</A>:$ULTW0000000001B4242D27DAFFFA8883000103E8007B04D2000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-04 00:39:14 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:!4240.85N/07133.99W_PHG2230/Pepperell
WX station, LT1</SPAN><BR> <SPAN class=raw_line>2008-05-04 00:39:15 UTC:
<B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:$ULTW0000000001B3242D27DAFFFA8883000103E8007B04D7000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-04 00:44:12 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:$ULTW0000000001B4242D27DAFFFB8883000103E8007B04DC000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-04 00:49:12 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=NE1B">NE1B</A>:$ULTW0000003E01B4242D27DBFFFB8883000103E8007B04E1000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-04 00:54:14 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=NE1B">NE1B</A>:$ULTW002F000001B4242D27DBFFFD8883000103E8007B04E6000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-04 00:59:14 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=NE1B">NE1B</A>:$ULTW0000000001B4242D27DCFFFD8883000103E8007B04EB000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-04 01:00:13 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>BEACON,WIDE2-1,qAR,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N1UEC-1">N1UEC-1</A>:Pepperell,
MA. WX station</SPAN><BR> <SPAN class=raw_line>2008-05-04 01:04:12 UTC:
<B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=NE1B">NE1B</A>:$ULTW0000000001B5242D27DDFFFD8883000103E8007B04F0000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-04 01:09:12 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:!4240.85N/07133.99W_PHG2230/Pepperell
WX station, LT1</SPAN><BR> <SPAN class=raw_line>2008-05-04 01:09:13 UTC:
<B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:$ULTW0000000001B5242D27DDFFFD8883000103E8007B04F5000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-04 01:14:15 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=NE1B">NE1B</A>:$ULTW0000000001B6242D27DDFFFE8883000103E8007B04FA000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-04 01:19:12 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=NE1B">NE1B</A>:$ULTW0000000001B6242D27DDFFFE8883000103E8007B04FF000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-04 01:24:13 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=NE1B">NE1B</A>:$ULTW0000000001B6242D27DDFFFE8883000103E8007B0504000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-04 01:29:12 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=NE1B">NE1B</A>:$ULTW0000000001B5242D27DDFFFE8883000103E8007B0509000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-04 01:34:12 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:$ULTW0000000001B6242D27DEFFFE8883000103E8007B050E000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-04 01:39:12 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:!4240.85N/07133.99W_PHG2230/Pepperell
WX station, LT1</SPAN><BR> <SPAN class=raw_line>2008-05-04 01:39:13 UTC:
<B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=NE1B">NE1B</A>:$ULTW0000000001B6242D27DDFFFE8883000103E8007B0513000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-04 01:44:15 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=NE1B">NE1B</A>:$ULTW0000000001B7242D27DCFFFF8883000103E8007B0518000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-04 01:49:12 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=NE1B">NE1B</A>:$ULTW0000000001B6242D27DDFFFF8883000103E8007B051D000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-04 01:54:13 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=NE1B">NE1B</A>:$ULTW0000000001B6242D27DCFFFF8883000103E8007B0522000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-04 01:59:14 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:$ULTW0000000001B7242D27DBFFFF8883000103E8007B0527000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-04 01:59:16 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>BEACON,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KA1GJU-3">KA1GJU-3</A>,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=W1PIG">W1PIG</A>,WIDE2*,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=K1PIG">K1PIG</A>:Pepperell, MA.
WX station</SPAN><BR> <SPAN class=raw_line>2008-05-04 02:02:31 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,TRACE,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=NE1B">NE1B</A>:!4240.85N/07133.99W_PHG2230/Pepperell
WX station, LT4</SPAN><BR> <SPAN class=raw_line>2008-05-04 02:04:13 UTC:
<B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=NE1B">NE1B</A>:$ULTW0000000001B8242D27DBFFFF8883000103E8007B052C000F0000</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
class=raw_line>2008-05-04 02:09:12 UTC: <B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:!4240.85N/07133.99W_PHG2230/Pepperell
WX station, LT1</SPAN><BR> <SPAN class=raw_line>2008-05-04 02:14:12 UTC:
<B><A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=N8VIM">N8VIM</A></B>>APRS,WIDE2-2,qAo,<A
href="http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&limit=&call=KB1MTS">KB1MTS</A>:$ULTW0000000001B7242D27D9FFF98883000103E8007B0536000F0000</SPAN><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>