Thank You, this is information I can understand. 73's
--- In [email protected], "Keith VE7GDH" <ve7...@...> wrote:
>
> Ted (KC0WNY?) wrote...
>
> > What is the correct syntax for sending a message to another station?
>
> If you are using a T2 and a terminal program, it is...
>
> send <callsign> message...
>
> If you are using any TNC, you could fudge it with by placing the TNC in
> converse mode and typing
>
> :<callsign> :message...{01 (or 02, 03, 04 etc.)
>
> and then hitting enter. According to the APRS spec, the colon is the
> data identifier, indicating that it is a message. The callsign is a
> fixed 9 character field padded with spaces, followed by another colon
> and then the message, up to 67 characters. The message identifier if
> used is { and up to 5 alphanumeric characters. Kinda like msg #1, #2, #3
> etc. and messages without a message identifier are not to be
> acknowledged.
>
> 73 es cul - Keith VE7GDH
> --
> "I may be lost, but I know exactly where I am!"
>
