The last I'd remembered reading was the convention is there is no convention. However, after Patrick posted I looked on aprs.org and found this: http://www.aprs.org/aprs11/SSIDs.txt
But I'm leaning toward Scott's idea... Pete KC0GPB On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Scott Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Bob Bruninga brought this back on the APRSSIG not long ago. I tried my > best to keep my mouth shut. I'll set -11 on a balloon but that's as far > as I go with the SSID convention, and just because I'm running -11 > doesn't mean it's a balloon. That's why we have symbols. > > Scott > > > Patrick wrote: > > > > > > Someone needs to start a swear jar for the ssid debate. > > > > Christopher don't be preachy, any ssid works just as well as any > > other, and the "standard" you quote was officially dropped years ago. > > > > p > > > > Quoting "Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr)" > > <[email protected]<ldeffenb%40homeside.to> > > <mailto:ldeffenb%40homeside.to <ldeffenb%2540homeside.to>>>: > > > > > > Sorry, but the leading zero would only make it different to the -IS, > not > > > to RF. The SSID is transmitted in 4 bits in the AX.25 header which is > > > why AX.25-based APRS over RF is limited to -0 through -15. > > > > > > Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32 > > > > > > Greenhalgh, Christopher K. wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >> -09? J > > >> > > >> 73, > > >> > > >> -Chris > > >> > > >> *From:* [email protected] <tracker2%40yahoogroups.com><mailto: > tracker2%40yahoogroups.com <tracker2%2540yahoogroups.com>> > > [mailto:[email protected] <tracker2%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto: > tracker2%40yahoogroups.com <tracker2%2540yahoogroups.com>>] *On > > > >> Behalf Of *Fred Hillhouse > > >> *Sent:* Thursday, July 29, 2010 2:29 PM > > >> *To:* [email protected] <tracker2%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto: > tracker2%40yahoogroups.com <tracker2%2540yahoogroups.com>> > > > >> *Subject:* RE: [tracker2] Garmin FMI waypoints revisited > > >> > > >> but my other car is 9 > > >> > > >> ---------------------------------------------------------- > > >> > > >> *From:* [email protected] <tracker2%40yahoogroups.com><mailto: > tracker2%40yahoogroups.com <tracker2%2540yahoogroups.com>> > > [mailto:[email protected] <tracker2%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto: > tracker2%40yahoogroups.com <tracker2%2540yahoogroups.com>>] > > > >> *On Behalf Of *Greenhalgh, Christopher K. > > >> *Sent:* Thursday, July 29, 2010 14:23 > > >> *To:* [email protected] <tracker2%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto: > tracker2%40yahoogroups.com <tracker2%2540yahoogroups.com>> > > > >> *Subject:* RE: [tracker2] Garmin FMI waypoints revisited > > >> > > >> Not to hijack, but you should be running an SSID of -9 for > > >> mobile…-7 is marked for HT or other human portable. > > >> > > >> 73, > > >> > > >> -Chris > > >> > > >> *From:* [email protected] <tracker2%40yahoogroups.com><mailto: > tracker2%40yahoogroups.com <tracker2%2540yahoogroups.com>> > > [mailto:[email protected] <tracker2%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto: > tracker2%40yahoogroups.com <tracker2%2540yahoogroups.com>>] > > > >> *On Behalf Of *Pete Lilja > > >> *Sent:* Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:42 PM > > >> *To:* [email protected] <tracker2%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto: > tracker2%40yahoogroups.com <tracker2%2540yahoogroups.com>> > > > >> *Subject:* Re: [tracker2] Garmin FMI waypoints revisited > > >> > > >> My SSID from the chase car is -7, BTW. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
