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<p><font face="Arial">When I made my usual morning check of my
UI-webserver mapping displays at <br>
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<p><font face="Arial">Â Â <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://WA8LMF.net/map"><http://WA8LMF.net/map></a> <br>
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<p><font face="Arial">I was startled to see my mobile (WA8LMF - no
SSID) in Los Angeles instead of here in the East Lansing area of
central Michigan.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial">Checking APRS.fi. I found a track I drove in
2005 around Los Angeles' San Gabriel Valley to create track 4 of
my TNC Test CD!  </font>(The TNC Test CD image is downloadable
from my website.)<br>
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<p>Â Â Â <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://WA8LMF.net/TNCtest"><http://WA8LMF.net/TNCtest></a></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Further investigation found this was passed
into the APRS-IS by a station in China  </font> <b><a
href="https://aprs.fi/#!call=a%2FBG0GE-6" tabindex="0">BG0GE-6</a>Â
.   BGF0GE </b>appears to be an igate in Xi'an, China - home
of the famous Terracotta Warriors.   <br>
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<p>Apparently, he got a copy of my TNC Test CD and played it over
the air (or at least into the Internet) instead of audio directly
into a TNC under test.  <br>
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<p>Wierd    At least it appears that China's "Great Firewall" isn't
blocking my website.......<br>
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<hr width="100%" size="2">Stephen H. Smith   wa8lmf (at) aol.com <br>
Skype:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â WA8LMF<br>
EchoLink:Â Node #Â 14400Â [Think bottom of the 2-meter band]<br>
Home Page:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wa8lmf.net">http://wa8lmf.net</a><br>
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-- APRS over FLdigi Modes --<br>
  <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://wa8lmf.net//FLdigiAPRS/index.htm"><http://wa8lmf.net//FLdigiAPRS/index.htm></a><br>
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60-Meter APRS!  HF NVIS APRS Igate Now Operating<br>
  <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://wa8lmf.ddns.net:14447/"><http://wa8lmf.ddns.net:14447/></a><br>
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Flying Digipeater!<br>
  <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://WA8LMF.net/FlyingDigi"><http://WA8LMF.net/FlyingDigi></a><br>
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11 Copies of UIview in Action on One Computer! Â <br>
Live Off-The-Air APRS Activity Maps<br>
  <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://wa8lmf.net/map"><http://wa8lmf.net/map></a><br>
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