[aprssig] Some obscure APRS client questions

[Keith VE7GDH]

Bob WB4APR wrote...

> OK, if STATUS can be in the .POS files, should I make sure that is in the
> spec? Seems like a useful idea. I doubt it would break any older programs?

In a UI-View overlay file (*.pos located in the OVERLAYS folder) a line
starting with an asterisk is a comment line.

The file contains a list of items with their location and an optional status
text line... e.g.

LadyMinto!4851.72N/12330.49Wh
LadyMinto>Lady Minto Hospital - Ganges, BC

The name in both lines must be identical with a maximum of 9 characters.
It doesn't have to be padded to 9 characters like an object. It's a maximum
of 9 characters... e.g.

EOC!4851.61N/12330.58Wo
EOC>Emergency Operations Centre

It doesn't go out on RF, but having a standard would be useful for other authors.
Compatibility with what goes out on RF is of more importance, but it would
certainly be a convenience if users of various APRS clients could share POS files.

73 es cul - Keith VE7GDH
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