Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-08-04 Thread Tim Salo
> Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 23:30:46 +0200 (CEST) > From: Michele A Debandi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: CEPT callsigns > [...] > My explanation: due the fact that IEEE 802 adresses aren't for free > (you have to pay the right to register a block of addr

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-08-04 Thread Julian Munoz Dominguez
Riley Williams wrote: > My understanding is that both Spain and Greece have stated that they > expect to run out of callsigns with three letter suffixes by 2002, and > that they propose to issue callsigns with four letter suffixes unless > additional prefixes are made available. This is completl

Re: CEPT callsigns (off topic)

1999-08-04 Thread Bob Nielsen
On Tue, Aug 03, 1999 at 06:50:15PM -0500, Nate Bargmann wrote: > > P.S. Who "owns" the AX.25 protocol, and what is the process of fixing it > and having those changes recognized by major organizations like ARRL and > TAPR (or do they matter anymore?)? ARRL turned it over to TAPR. I'm not really

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-08-03 Thread Dirk Koopman
On 03-Aug-99 Walter Koch wrote: >>The requirement to comply with the regulations is >>that the FULL BASE CALLSIGN be inserted in the address field. > Sorry, this is a) off topic and b) national. Riley, please would quote the paragraph in BR68 and/or WT acts which demonstrate the assertion you

Re: CEPT callsigns (off topic)

1999-08-03 Thread Nate Bargmann
Riley Williams wrote: > My understanding is that both Spain and Greece have stated that they > expect to run out of callsigns with three letter suffixes by 2002, and > that they propose to issue callsigns with four letter suffixes unless > additional prefixes are made available. I also understand

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-08-03 Thread Walter Koch
Moin, > > Just put GB50BO in the callsign field... >Thereby contravening the regulations in just about EVERY country ok. bad example. Use GB50?? in the callfield. Or the callsign of the original operator. Or, or, or... > > But those celebration-callsigns are IMHO rare and therefore a > > mino

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-08-03 Thread Ignacio Arenaza
> "Riley" == Riley Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Riley> My understanding is that both Spain and Greece have stated Riley> that they expect to run out of callsigns with three letter Riley> suffixes by 2002, and that they propose to issue callsigns Riley> with four letter

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-08-03 Thread Michele A Debandi
On Tue, 3 Aug 1999, Robin Gilks wrote: > Have looked long and hard through BR68 I can't find ANYTHING that > even mentions AX25 never mind that a callsign MUST be used as > a part of the protocol. > > Do not confuse station identification (necessary by MORSE in the UK) > with the particular digi

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-08-03 Thread Tim Salo
> Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 12:17:29 +0100 (GMT) > From: Riley Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: CEPT callsigns > [...] > Put bluntly, anybody following Walter's suggestion had better ensure > that the 'shortened form' they use has NEVER be

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-08-03 Thread Riley Williams
Hi Tomi. > I tried to keep my hands out of this but... :-) >>> Just put GB50BO in the callsign field... >> Thereby contravening the regulations in just about EVERY country >> I've ever operated in! Certainly, doing that is against the >> British regulations, the US regulations, the Canadi

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-08-03 Thread Riley Williams
Hi Robin. Please advise how one would put the callsign GB50BOB into a packet radio transceiver then? >>> I do not like to cite my cites but: >> just using DL1NC and (just in case) sending a beacon every 10 >> minutes containing my complete callsign and QTH. If anybod

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-08-03 Thread Riley Williams
Hi Andrew. >>> Just put GB50BO in the callsign field... >> Thereby contravening the regulations in just about EVERY country >> I've ever operated in! Certainly, doing that is against the >> British regulations, the US regulations, the Canadian >> regulations, the French regulations...should

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-08-03 Thread Tomi Manninen OH2BNS
I tried to keep my hands out of this but... :-) > > Just put GB50BO in the callsign field... > > Thereby contravening the regulations in just about EVERY country I've > ever operated in! Certainly, doing that is against the British > regulations, the US regulations, the Canadian regulations, t

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-08-03 Thread Robin Gilks
- Original Message - From: Riley Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Walter Koch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 03 August 1999 10:35 Subject: Re: CEPT callsigns > Hi Walter. > > >> Please advise how one would put the callsign

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-08-03 Thread Andrew Benham
On Tue, 3 Aug 1999, Riley Williams wrote: > > Just put GB50BO in the callsign field... > > Thereby contravening the regulations in just about EVERY country I've > ever operated in! Certainly, doing that is against the British > regulations, the US regulations, the Canadian regulations, the Fre

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-08-03 Thread Riley Williams
Hi Walter. >> Please advise how one would put the callsign GB50BOB into a >> packet radio transceiver then? > I do not like to cite my cites but: just using DL1NC and (just in case) sending a beacon every 10 minutes containing my complete callsign and QTH. If anybody w

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-08-02 Thread Walter Koch
Moin, am / On Mon, 2 Aug 1999 13:04:49 +0100 (GMT), schriebst Du / you wrote: >Please advise how one would put the callsign GB50BOB into a packet >radio transceiver then? I do not like to cite my cites but: [quoting dl1nc] > >> just using DL1NC and (just in case) sending a beacon every 10

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-08-02 Thread Riley Williams
Hi Walter. >>> To be honest, the AX.25 specification needs SERIOUS revision >>> in this area, to allow for callsigns of any length or pattern >>> to be used. > No. It is IMO not necessary to put your whole callsign into the > address fields. Please advise how one would put the callsign GB5

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-08-02 Thread Walter Koch
Moin, >On Sat, 31 Jul 1999, Riley Williams wrote: >> To be honest, the AX.25 specification needs SERIOUS revision in this >> area, to allow for callsigns of any length or pattern to be used. No. It is IMO not necessary to put your whole callsign into the adressfields. Exactly as dl1nc wrote: >

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-08-01 Thread Riley Williams
Hi Dirk. >> In fact, the HDLC standard on which it is based already defines >> how such a system is to be handled, and precicely what should >> occur under all possible scenarios, so there's very little to be >> agreed on other than precicely what is meant by "Extended mode" >> as opposed to

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-08-01 Thread Dirk Koopman
On 01-Aug-99 Riley Williams wrote: > In fact, the HDLC standard on which it is based already defines how > such a system is to be handled, and precicely what should occur under > all possible scenarios, so there's very little to be agreed on other > than precicely what is meant by "Extended mode"

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-08-01 Thread The Big Penguin
What is this all about? When I travel I just use my license - No one in the UK even cares. So much junk mail over one issue. (Filter On) > Remember that marine and amateur licences include several clauses that > conflict, giving different requirements. This is presumably one of > them. > > > .

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-08-01 Thread Riley Williams
Hi Geoff. >> Also note that the following is a perfectly valid callsign >> which also doesn't fit in the AX.25 spcification: >> PA/GM7GOD/MM >> That is the callsign that *I* would have to use if operating >> from a ship sailing in tidal waters claimed by the Netherlands. > Are you ce

Re: Cept callsigns

1999-08-01 Thread John Melton
When I first returned to the UK from the US (where I was first licenced), my reciprical call was g0/n6lyt, so I had to just use n6lyt for packet, but did id with g0/n6lyt. -- John Melton g0orx/n6lyt

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-07-31 Thread Geoff Blake
On Sat, 31 Jul 1999, Riley Williams wrote: > Also note that the following is a perfectly valid callsign which also > doesn't fit in the AX.25 spcification: > > PA/GM7GOD/MM > > That is the callsign that *I* would have to use if operating from a > ship sailing in tidal waters claimed by th

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-07-31 Thread Riley Williams
Hi Thomas. >> ie. bit 0 is set to say this is the end of the address field - >> by this means, AX25 (and X25 on which it is based) already >> support variable length address fields. >> That most implementations don't support it is another matter >> entirely!!! > Well, this is not exactly

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-07-31 Thread Riley Williams
Hi Robin. >> To be honest, the AX.25 specification needs SERIOUS revision in >> this area, to allow for callsigns of any length or pattern to be >> used. However, it needs to be done in a manner compatible with >> the current standard. >> My suggestion would be to make it dynamic to suit th

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-07-31 Thread Robert Steinhaeusser
Hello Riley, > >> Also note that the following is a perfectly valid callsign which > >> also doesn't fit in the AX.25 spcification: > > >> PA/GM7GOD/MM > > >> That is the callsign that *I* would have to use if operating from > >> a ship sailing in tidal waters claimed by the Netherlands.

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-07-31 Thread Thomas KE6CBR
On Sat, Jul 31, 1999 at 01:40:08PM +0100, Robin Gilks wrote: > ie. bit 0 is set to say this is the end of the address field - > by this means, AX25 (and X25 on which it is based) already > support variable length address fields. > > That most implementations don't support it is another matter > e

Re: Cept callsigns

1999-07-31 Thread Wayne Nakata
Hi here is the form you need to apply for a German license. 73 Wayne N1WPN I used to be DA2YD mstr_antrag.doc

Re: Cept callsigns

1999-07-31 Thread Bob Nielsen
There was a ham with a French callsign running a BBS in Texas. He just used his F callsign for connecting and beaconed an I.D. with the w5/, as I recall. This may have been confusing to some, but is legal in the U.S., possibly elsewhere. Bob On Sat, Jul 31, 1999 at 09:25:54AM +0100, richard bo

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-07-31 Thread Riley Williams
Hi Robert. >> Also note that the following is a perfectly valid callsign which >> also doesn't fit in the AX.25 spcification: >> PA/GM7GOD/MM >> That is the callsign that *I* would have to use if operating from >> a ship sailing in tidal waters claimed by the Netherlands. > AFAIK, th

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-07-31 Thread Robin Gilks
- Original Message - From: Riley Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Richard Bown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Linux Ham Radio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 31 July 1999 13:02 Subject: Re: CEPT callsigns [snip] > To be honest, the AX.25 specification needs SERIOUS revisi

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-07-31 Thread Robert Steinhaeusser
Hi all, On Sat, 31 Jul 1999, Riley Williams wrote: > > Hi all, as I will be working in Germany for the next year, no > > that doesn't mean you wont hear from me !, Would be bad, if German e-mail wouldn't make it around the world. Buh! Now how did I get here? :) > > I've come across a proble

Re: CEPT callsigns

1999-07-31 Thread Riley Williams
Hi Richard. > Hi all, as I will be working in Germany for the next year, no > that doesn't mean you wont hear from me !, Chuckle... > I've come across a problem common to linux node, jnos, tnos and > fbb and probally a few more as well. All of the above check for > valid callsigns , ie 6 c

Re: Cept callsigns

1999-07-31 Thread Thomas M.
On Sat, 31 Jul 1999, richard bown wrote: > now how about the followingdc/g8jvm a perfectly valid callsign > but the "/" is not accepted or any other delimiter. Isn't the ax25 protocol itself limited to 6 chars in the call?? I havent seen any tnc/programs that supports more than 6 chars

RE: Cept callsigns

1999-07-31 Thread Dirk Koopman
On 31-Jul-99 richard bown wrote: > So it looks like the only way around this is to apply to the German PTT > for a true reciprocal licence , and you know how pedantic the German s > can be !. > Or is it a case of so what we'll just wait til some country uses 7 char > callsigns, well that may not