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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>No, that's a valid format, according to the APRS protocol specification (chapter 8). Position reports starting with @ or . are specified to have a timestamp prefix prior to the latitude; position reports starting with ! or = do not have the timestamp. Now, whether a given gating package properly supports all four formats is another question (for example, DuchiSat1 is restricted to only use ! format with compressed encoding).<br><br>I've checked this recently, because I just recently updated my software (YAAC) to support all four formats instead of only the = format it formerly beaconed.<br><br>Andrew Pavlin, KA2DDO<br>author of YAAC<br><br><div>> Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2015 08:17:22 +0200<br>> Subject: Re: [aprssig] Satgate<br>> <br>> On 14/08/2015 06:01, John Fickes via aprssig wrote:<br>> So, when my station receives a packet from the ISS my UISS<br>> > copies this<br>> ><br>> > Fm N0AGI-1 To CQ Via RS0ISS* <UI pid=F0 Len=59 >[19:52:31]<br>> > @090052z4439.87N/09328.10W`-=5= MN,USA. sGate.John 3:16 ==-<br>> <br>> That is an invalid APRS packet. The coordinates must be direct after the <br>> @. This looks like it came from AGWPE, not from a TNC, is that <br>> correct? If so, check what AGWPE is doing...<br>> <br>> Bart<br><br></div> </div></body>
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