[Xastir] Emergency in beacon

[Eric Christensen]

I'd agree with that.  The Emergency Code link I sent was under the 1.3 
(not approved) addendum.

Eric


Gerry Creager wrote:
> 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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