In reference to IDing APRS in Canada when you're from the states:<br><br>As a general rule for us that run APRS in metro Detroit and cross occasionally into Windsor, we just put the equivalent voice call in the comment text when crossing into Canada ( once you clear Customs/Immigration ). Always turn the radio off while at the inspection station; they don't like rf messing with their cameras/computer terminals/etc.<br>
<br>So, for my example, I ran WF5X-9 last year when I took my wife to Niagara and Toronto for our 5th Anniversary. I left the call WF5X-9, but put WF5X/VE3 in the comment text. The nice thing is that Canada only requires 'proper' ID every 30 minutes. :)<br>
<br>We do something similar with tx only trackers for the Detroit Free Press Marathon each year, which crosses the Ambassador Bridge into Windsor and comes back via the Detroit/Windsor Tunnel.<br><br>However, if you forget to do that, I don't think Industry Canada has an issue, as the APRS posit tells them exactly where you are. :)<br>
<br>Randy<br>WF5X<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 4:48 PM, Steve Daniels <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:steve@daniels270.eclipse.co.uk">steve@daniels270.eclipse.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Having the prefix is a requirement for transmission at least in the UK and<br>
Spain. So I guess for Europe. Even an APRS transmission needs to have the<br>
prefix. It's accepted that the prefix can go in the comment field as it<br>
won't fit in the callsign field usually<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
Steve Daniels<br>
G6UIM<br>
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Subject: Re: [aprssig] APRS callsigning for internationally travelling hams?<br>
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I was just concerned about the legalities, rather than the logical or<br>
pragmatic aspects. Political law and regulation doesn't always have a<br>
relationship to logic or natural law, especially when dealing with<br>
non-citizen foreigners. :-(<br>
<br>
Last time I saw those rules, it was a regulation (not a courtesy) from the<br>
Canadian Ministry of Communications, but my hardcopy of the Canadian<br>
regulations is 17 years old, and I can't find the relevant current version<br>
of the regs now. All due respect to my Canadian neighbors, but the<br>
government website for Industry Canada was poorly laid out and extremely<br>
difficult to search, the last time I tried to look (hopefully, it's been<br>
improved since then).<br>
<br>
Andrew<br>
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From: Steve Noskowicz<br>
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Sent: Feb 15, 2012 4:06 PM<br>
Subject: Re: [aprssig] APRS callsigning for internationally travelling hams?<br>
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> Steve K9DCI wrote...<br>
><br>
> > In the comment field, right guys?<br>
><br>
> You're right, it could be put there, but I wouldn't bother.<br>
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DOH ! !<br>
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<br>
Just call me Homer, I guess... (;-)<br>
Steve<br>
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