[Xastir] Emergency in beacon

[Eric Christensen]

I just found what I was looking for. 
http://eng.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/aprs/EmergencyCode.txt

Eric W4OTN


Eric Christensen wrote:
> 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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