[Xastir] Emergency in beacon

[Gerry Creager]

There's been no significant modifications to the spec in about as long 
as I can recall.  I think Curt has beaten some changes in that Bob B has 
accepted but nothing substantive.

gc

Eric Christensen wrote:
> 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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