[aprssig] aprssig Digest, Vol 99, Issue 7 (was Named stations without valid callsign)

[Andrew P.]

Similar tactical callsigns are the weather stations installed by my county's ARES/RACES group in cooperation with the Chester County government's Department of Emergency Services, identified as CCDES-n (southeastern Pennsylvania). The operator running each station puts his callsign in the status message.

We've also used tactical callsigns for public service events for the various positions along a bike race or marathon or parade, but those don't get digipeated to the world at large.

Andrew Pavlin, KA2DDO
------Original Message------
From: Keith VE7GDH
To: aprssig at tapr.org
Sent: Sep 11, 2012 7:16 AM
Subject: Re: [aprssig] aprssig Digest, Vol 99,	Issue 7 (was Named stations without valid callsign)


Andrew VK4TEC wrote...

> What is  tactical? Are we at war?

example of a tactical callsign...

http://aprs.fi/#!call=a%2FTOULON (choose the digi one)
http://aprs.fi/info/a/TOULON
http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&call=TOULON

The licensed callsign is W7TA. The tactical callsign is TOULON.
At the very least it is near a Toulon Lake. I don't know it it's on 
a mountain of the same name. Look around and you will see several
other digis with tactical callsigns.

Of course, it should NOT be using a path of WIDE1-1. Unfortunately
at least a couple of the other nearby digis are also using WIDE1-1.

73 es cul - Keith VE7GDH
--
"I may be lost, but I know exactly where I am!"

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