Greetings group, I'm trying to figure out how to configure the T2-135 to not put my COMMENT text in every beacon, but not send it as a separate transmission either. If I set STATUS to 0, the COMMENT is sent in every position update, making it longer than I'd like routinely. If I set STATUS to something like 5, the COMMENT is sent as a separate packet after every 5th position update.
Here's what I'm currently getting as raw packets: KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/232558h2759.93NS08039.04Wv270/036 Safari Van KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/232625h2759.92NS08039.31Wv238/009 Safari Van KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/232657h2759.78NS08039.32Wv244/010 Safari Van KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/232729h2759.78NS08039.50Wv275/016 Safari Van KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/232929h2759.80NS08039.53Wv115/000 Safari Van KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/233129h2759.80NS08039.53Wv120/000 Safari Van KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/233331h2759.80NS08039.53Wv165/000 Safari Van KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/233532h2759.81NS08039.53Wv104/000 Safari Van KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/233733h2759.80NS08039.53Wv083/000 Safari Van KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/233933h2759.80NS08039.53Wv114/000 Safari Van KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/234134h2759.79NS08039.54Wv236/000 Safari Van KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/234335h2759.80NS08039.54Wv355/000 Safari Van KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/234536h2759.80NS08039.53Wv147/000 Safari Van KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/234736h2759.80NS08039.53Wv339/000 Safari Van Here's what I'd like to accomplish as raw packets: KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/232558h2759.93NS08039.04Wv270/036 Safari Van KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/232625h2759.92NS08039.31Wv238/009 KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/232657h2759.78NS08039.32Wv244/010 KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/232729h2759.78NS08039.50Wv275/016 KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/232929h2759.80NS08039.53Wv115/000 KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/233129h2759.80NS08039.53Wv120/000 Safari Van KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/233331h2759.80NS08039.53Wv165/000 KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/233532h2759.81NS08039.53Wv104/000 Safari Van KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/233733h2759.80NS08039.53Wv083/000 KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/233933h2759.80NS08039.53Wv114/000 KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/234134h2759.79NS08039.54Wv236/000 Safari Van KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/234335h2759.80NS08039.54Wv355/000 KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/234536h2759.80NS08039.53Wv147/000 Safari Van KJ4ERJ-14>APOT21,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ4ERJ-2:/234736h2759.80NS08039.53Wv339/000 (Note the timestamps inside the packet, I'm looking for something like every 5 minutes or maybe every 10 minutes) Any hints? Or is this just not possible with the current T2 firmware? I've written (but not tested) a script that sets the COMMENT text once every 5 minute and clears it after it has been transmitted, but I'm concerned about the flash updates that the script would be doing. If that's the only way (and I don't screw it up to write the flash 4 times per second), I'll do it, but I'm hoping I just missed some available configuration setting. Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - T2-135 as KJ4ERJ-9 and KJ4ERJ-14
