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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/7/2023 8:33 AM, Greg Troxel wrote:<br>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">John Gorkos <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jgorkos@gmail.com"><jgorkos@gmail.com></a> writes:
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">In the deep corners of my brain, I recall there was an alternate
protocol written Once Upon A Time that supported location
tracking/telemetry/messaging over AX.25, but was NOT APRS and not
limited to non-commercial use. Does anyone have the name and/or links
to something like that? I'm working with a non-profit for event asset
tracking, and I don't want to cross any lines. We're using LoRa for
short- to mid-range vehicle/personnel tracking and I'd rather not
reinvent wheels.
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<p><font size="4">You may be thinking of Scott Miller N1VG's (of
Argent Data and OpenTracker fame) OpenTRAC protocol. It was
proposed as an alternative to the increasingly kludged APRS
protocol. It was intensively discussed on this list in the
2003-2004 time frame, but apparently went nowhere. It's
website still exists at:</font></p>
<p><font size="4"> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://opentrac.org/"><http://opentrac.org/></a> <br>
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<p><font size="4">but there appears to have been no activity for
nearly 20 years. A standards document IS on the web site
that you might find useful as a starting point for your
project. <br>
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<hr width="100%" size="2"><font size="4">Stephen H. Smith wa8lmf
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