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<DIV>Hi Jack,</DIV>
<DIV> I think you should re read what I sent, </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>It appears that Barry VK2AAB who is a WIA Federal Councillor for the VK2 area</DIV>
<DIV>may know more about this . I have asked him for more information.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>From what I can gather from his message is, that this appears to be a for gone conclusion </DIV>
<DIV>and that these changes are going to happen some time .</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>This will impact on every application that uses the ax25 protocol if I am not</DIV>
<DIV>mistaken.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Does this impact on the APRS spec and those that produce</DIV>
<DIV>firmware for trackers etc.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Remembering that there are over 5000 Kenwood D7 series </DIV>
<DIV>aprs capable radios that probably can't be upgraded</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>UI-View will not be able to be upgraded</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Every TNC will need to be upgraded .</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I hope someone can answer this </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>73 Phillip</DIV>
<DIV>ZL2TZE</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</DIV>
<DIV> 10.) Re: AX25 Protocol group (Jack Chomley</DIV>
<DIV> Message: 10</DIV>
<DIV>Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:16:21 +1000</DIV>
<DIV>From: Jack Chomley <<A href="mailto:radio@irock.com.au">radio@irock.com.au</A>></DIV>
<DIV>Subject: Re: [aprssig] AX25 Protocol group</DIV>
<DIV>To: TAPR APRS Mailing List <<A href="mailto:aprssig@lists.tapr.org">aprssig@lists.tapr.org</A>></DIV>
<DIV>Message-ID: <<A href="mailto:7.0.0.16.2.20080602091449.02304858@irock.com.au">7.0.0.16.2.20080602091449.02304858@irock.com.au</A>></DIV>
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<DIV>Why not just put the extended call in Beacon text?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>73s</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Jack VK4JRC</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>At 08:26 AM 2/06/2008, you wrote:</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>>Hi,</DIV>
<DIV>> I have heard that the above group may be looking at altering the</DIV>
<DIV>>callsign fields to allow for extended callsigns</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>>Eg WB6XXX/VK9 or VK9XXX/WB6</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>>If this happens then all ax25 firmware / software will have to be re-written</DIV>
<DIV>> What a job</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>>Has anyone else heard this ???</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>> From : VK2AAB</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>>To : PACKET@WW</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>>Type/status : B$</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>>Date/time : 29-Apr 20:27</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>>BID (MID) : 1968_VK2AAB</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>>Message # : 373091</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>>Title : Re:Time to switch off AX25</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>>Path: !ZL2WA!ZL2BAU!7M3TJZ!DK0WUE!I0TVL!CX2SA!VK2DOT!VK2TV!VK2AAB!</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>>From: <A href="mailto:VK2AAB@VK2AAB.#SYD.NSW.AUS.OC">VK2AAB@VK2AAB.#SYD.NSW.AUS.OC</A></DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>>To : PACKET@WW</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>>Ray might be interested to know that the ax25 protocol group will be making</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>>changes for variable length callsign fields.</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>>It is not just a problem for Australianxxx calls.</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>>There are other special needs such as portable operation VK2AAB/ZL2 etc.</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>>They are working this year on other changes but it is definately in their</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>>todo list.</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>>I did not know that Roger had requested the source code be destroyed.</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>>Thats a shame, from memory I think someone volunteered to him to take it over.</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>>73 Barry VK2AAB</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>>73 Phillip</DIV>
<DIV>>ZL2TZE</DIV>
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