The only piece that is used for callsign routing is the 8 character callsign
field, not the 4 character extension. This means that you should use W8VVL
followed by 2 spaces and then a space or A through Z in the 8th character
position to differentiate between the two radios. If you intend to u
Per my prior post: the 8th character is considered an ID character. Within the
current confines of the Icom gateway software, that character can be a space or
A through Z. Program each radio with an unique ID character and you are good
to go. If you intend to use a gateway, be sure to log int
> Is the 8th position ID character included in call sign routing to
> individuals? If I have KN4AQ and KN4AQ^^A both registered (which I do, with
> ^ meaning the space character), are they treated totally separately?
yes - that's the main reason to do it, to identify distinct "terminals"
> KN4A
--- In dstar_digital@yahoogroups.com, Gary Pearce KN4AQ wrote:
>
> Is the 8th position ID character included in call sign routing to
> individuals? If I have KN4AQ and KN4AQ^^A both registered (which I do, with
> ^ meaning the space character), are they treated totally separately?
Yes. John
At 04:30 PM 6/1/2010, ae5pl wrote:
> Per my prior post: the 8th character is considered an ID character.
> Within the current confines of the Icom gateway software, that character
> can be a space or A through Z. Program each radio with an unique ID
> character and you are good to go. If you in
At 02:20 PM 6/2/2010, john_ke5c wrote:
> ...Sorry for appearing pedantic about it, but I'm looking for crystal
clarity!
I think you mean anal, not pedantic, but no sweat, it's an important point.
73--John
Thanks John and Pete. Good detail to understand.
And John... I meant pedantic:
pe·da
On 6/2/2010 11:30 AM, Gary Pearce KN4AQ wrote:
> Hi, Pete (and the group),
>
> Is the 8th position ID character included in call sign routing to
> individuals? If I have KN4AQ and KN4AQ^^A both registered (which I do,
> with
> ^ meaning the space character), are they treated totally separately?
>
At 08:27 PM 6/3/2010, Nate Duehr wrote:
>It's actually pretty brilliant. By displaying it as a callsign and
>another field on the user-interface in the web, it saves confusion, in a
>way, while creating a multiple-radio feature out of nothing more than a
>user-interface display choice by the devel
On 6/3/2010 10:50 PM, Gary Pearce KN4AQ wrote:
It is good in that way. I think it will cause a problem with call sign
routing if people adopt it frequently (M for mobile, B for base...) -
they
will be "unfindable" (my spell checker claims that's not a word) by
anyone
who doesn't know what ID
