[Xastir] Emergency in beacon

[Eric Christensen]

Gerry,
I THINK Steve captures the EMERGENCY beacons based on the MIC-E format 
that is used on the D7/D700 radios (modified MIC-E?).  I haven't been 
subscribed to any APRS SIG lists in quite a while so this is an 
observation from a few years ago... from memory.  Has the APRS Spec been 
modified to include an additional means for transmitting an EMERGENCY 
packet?

Eric W4OTN


Gerry Creager wrote:
> In a week or so, when he's back, I'll ask Steve Dimse about how he 
> captures EMERGENCY on findu unless I can divine it otherwise first. 
> That'd be the definitive case.  Comparing Xastir to a piece of software 
> that isn't under maintenance and never will be (UI-view) isn't too good 
> an idea in my view.  He sounds like someone who got caught with his hand 
> in the cookie jar and doesn't want to admit it.
> gerry
> 
> Earl Needham wrote:
>>
>>         I've been having a conversation with KC5FM-9, and not sure 
>> what to think here.
>>
>>         Thursday, when I was home, I was using Xastir with the 
>> internet feed, and KC5FM-9 had the word "EMERGENCY" in his position 
>> comment field -- I think it originally said "EMERGENCY MANAGER" or 
>> something similar.
>>
>>         Every time I'd receive his position, Xastir would pop up a 
>> window asking if I wanted to find that station.  I finally asked a 
>> friend of mine, who lives close to him, to ask him to change the 
>> beacon.  I get the impression that I offended him, and the last thing 
>> I got from him was:
>>
>>> The Status text has been changed.
>>>
>>> The more I think of this, the more I am convinced that your choice of
>>> software is the culprit.  I don't show up in the emergency beacons at
>>>
>>> http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/emergency.cgi
>>>
>>> as well as UI-View over the internet and the Kenwood radio in the EOC.
>>>
>>> I am interested (and will check soon) what effect the emergency beacon
>>> that triggers the Findu output has on the software and radios.  I am
>>> told that the Kenwood locks up until the operator attends to the
>>> alarm.  I am also told other software reacts differently, from Bells
>>> and Whistles to nothing at all.
>>>
>>> Thanks for bringing this to my attention.
>>>
>>> 73
>>
>>         So, MY question -- is Xastir perhaps "too sensitive" to the 
>> word "EMERGENCY"?  Is this something that needs to be looked into?
>>
>>         I'm currently running version 1.9.1 under VMWare.
>>
>>         7 3
>>         Earl
>>
>> KD5XB -- Earl Needham
>> Clovis, New Mexico DM84jk
>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cw_bugs
>> Quoting from the Coast Guard: ZUT
>>
>>
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