Re: iGATE Functioning?
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Don Woodward - KD4APP
Thanks for the info - I'll study the packet info in the link you sent.
73's
Don W.
KD4APP
From: APRSISCE@groups.io <APRSISCE@groups.io> on behalf of James Ewen via groups.io <ve6srv@...>
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 6:41 PM To: APRSISCE@groups.io <APRSISCE@groups.io> Subject: Re: [APRSISCE] iGATE Functioning? Oops, sent too soon.
Basic understanding of the construction of APRS packets is useful...
The APRS101.pdf will help you with this. http://www.aprs.org/doc/APRS101.PDF
2020-08-18 17:17:00 EDT: KD4APP-5>APWW11,TCPIP*,qAC,T2KA:<IGATE,MSG_CNT=10,LOC_CNT=0,DIR_CNT=0,RF_CNT=0,DX=7*N4NE-2(45mi@196<0xb0>)
Timestamp the APRS-IS heard the packet
2020-08-18 17:17:00 EDT:
Source callsign (station sending the packet)
Destination (TOCALL) used by APRS to identify the source station software in this case, APRSISCE/32
APWW11,
Handled by a network connection TCPIP*,
q construct (http://www.aprs-is.net/q.aspx) sent to the APRS-IS directly by a verified connection
qAC,
APRS-IS server that handled the packet.
T2KA:
Actual packet contents finally! This is determined by Lynn's software. I'm going way out on a limb here expanding the term...
<IGATE,MSG_CNT=10,LOC_CNT=0,DIR_CNT=0,RF_CNT=0,DX=7*N4NE-2(45mi@196<0xb0>)
IGATE is reporting information.
<IGATE,
Message Count
MSG_CNT=10,
Location Count
LOC_CNT=0
Heard Direct Count
DIR_CNT=0
Heard via RF Count
RF_CNT=0
Furthest station heard
DX=7*N4NE-2(45mi@196<0xb0>)
DX = shortened term for distance commonly used by amateur radio operators.
7* (number of time heard?)
N4NE-2 (callsign of the station heard, including SSID.
45mi distance to station in miles.
196° bearing to station.
The <0xb0> is the degree symbol that is being shown as a non-printable ascii hex code.
So no, your station is not sending packets to N4NEQ-2 via RF (at least not as indicated by this packet.)
James
VE6SRV On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 4:31 PM James Ewen <ve6srv@...> wrote:
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