[aprssig] Satellite positions: Objects or Stations?

[Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr)]

Would it be sufficient to include a ,KJ4ERJ-15*, in the path?  Or is the 
qaC,KJ4ERJ-5 that is added by the APRS-IS server sufficient?  I hate to 
clutter up the comment that everyone sees with information that is only 
there for tracing purposes.

Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32

On 10/15/2011 9:00 AM, Bob Bruninga wrote:
> In your generated ISS Position from the ISS callsign, of course, you will have to add a note on he end in the comment field to the effect "de KJ4ERJ" of course.
>
> Bob, WB4APR
>
>
> ---- Original message ----
>> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:26:44 -0400
>> From: aprssig-bounces at tapr.org (on behalf of "Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr)"<ldeffenb at homeside.to>)
>> Subject: [aprssig] Satellite positions: Objects or Stations?
>> To: TAPR APRS Mailing List<aprssig at tapr.org>
>>
>> On 10/14/2011 9:14 PM, Bob Bruninga wrote:
>>> TO avoid the problem even in UIview, it wouild be nice if you originated the
>>> object on the APRS-IS as if it was a station by the satellite's name.  But
>>> this station's position should only be the LIVE-NOW posit.  We cannot have
>>> past, present and future positions all over the globe...
>> Ok, before I change the ISS from an object to a station, and possibly
>> start beaconing live positions for any queried satellites, I'd like to
>> get a consensus from the aprssig.  I made the ISS satellite an object
>> sourced by KJ4ERJ-15 to provide for trackability and to adhere to the
>> established norms (as I saw them, at least) that stations were "real"
>> and objects were "manufactured".  Yes, they may be designed to be
>> displayed the same, but there was some resistance to making RFID-implied
>> locations "stations" rather than "objects" as it was somehow deemed
>> "spoofing" something that wasn't really APRS.
>>
>> Yes, these are satellites and not representative of potentially real
>> individuals, but before I write code that is less traceable as to the
>> source of the posits, I'd like to be able to point back to a consensus
>> of individuals (call it "group-think"?) rather than a unilateral
>> decision that may come back to haunt me two days/weeks/years after I put
>> in operation.
>>
>> So, Satellite Objects?  Or Source-Calls / Stations?  Weigh in with your
>> opinion on the list or off and I'll see where the consensus lies in a
>> few days' time.
>>
>> Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32
>>
>> PS. The positions being beaconed will be LIVE and the descriptions will
>> be generic, not location specific.  If you want AOS/LOS information,
>> either send a message to the satellite (see earlier thread about ISS
>> Tracking&  Pass Information) or look it up elsewhere.
>>
>> Oh, but the posits will have a MultiLine encoding
>> (http://www.aprs-is.net/WX/MultilineProtocol.aspx) of their approximate
>> coverage area so that clients that support such displays will be able to
>> see it.  This will appear as random characters on non-supporting
>> clients, unfortunately.
>>
>>
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