[aprssig] Another Junk ISS Object on the APRS-IS

[Steve Daniels]

AO-51 also. The Status packet says AC7YY who shows at Centralia WA.

Steve Daniels
G6UIM
Torbay Freecycle Moderator

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From: aprssig-bounces at tapr.org [mailto:aprssig-bounces at tapr.org] On Behalf
Of Stephen H. Smith
Sent: 08 July 2012 04:21
To: TAPR APRS Mailing List
Subject: [aprssig] Another Junk ISS Object on the APRS-IS

Another junk ISS object is now appearing on the APRS-IS.  It's being
originated 
by a tactical call ("CNTRLA") with no real call at all in the original RF
packet.

CNTRLA>APND14,UCAPK,WIDE2-2,qAR,AC7YY-15:
;ISS_ 1808*080242z0045.06N\04147.77ES035/999 AOS at 08-07 08:07 LOC


AOS at 08-07 08:07 LOC

OWNER:  CNTRLA


Seems to be info of only local interest since it is announcing AOS and LOS
for 
some unknown location.

It's position is THOUSANDS of miles off from the actual location of the 
station.   Further, it is including a wildly inaccurate velocity (999 Knots
- 
probably the field in his software was limited to three digits) that is a 
fraction of the actual velocity of the ISS, causing it's dead-reckoned
position 
to be wildly off.

I am puzzled how the object name  ("ISS_ 1801")  managed to have a space in
it 
--  .  I though objects had to be unbroken strings.


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