[FADCA] SSIDs

[bud Thompson]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Aa4mi at aol.com>
To: <fadca at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 08:44
Subject: [FADCA] SSIDs


> To FADCA Technical Committee,
>
> I have a very simple question:
>
> What Secondary Station IDs(SSID) does FADCA either recommend or
>
> request be used for each station's function within Florida?
>
>
> Please provide a function/use for each:
>
> -1
> -2
> -3
> -4
> -5
> -6
> -7
> -8
> -9
> -10
> -11
> and any  others.
>
>
> My reasons for asking are twofold:
>
> My personal:
>
> 1. I am planning to put APRS in each of my 2 vehicles.
>
> 2. I am planning to put APRS in my QTH. (Yes, I know it doesn't  move.)
>
> 3. I am planning an APRS WX reporting site.
>
> 4. I may want to put an APRS in my hiking backpack or on my boat.
>
> 5. Eventually APRN may become a functional mode in Florida.
>
>
> Second, for all packet users:
>
> 1. When I look at a FADCA network plan or APRS map and see a SSID, I 
> should
> be able immediately (at least in Florida) to know what the specific SSID
> indicates.
>
> 2. Since professional/Official weather sources have predicted that for the
> next 10 to 20 years, Florida will have substantial quantities and 
> intensities
> of  hurricanes, we must all be "singing from the same sheet of music".
>
> 3. And lastly, since we are a prime tourist area, visiting as well new
> permanent hams should be easily incorporated to use and/or be be able to 
> establish
> thir own SSIDs without conflict to a FADCA recommended state  standard.
>
>
> Final thought:
>
> If there is no FADCA state standard, why not?
>
> I would be willing to volunteer to help establish a standard. (Now there's
> an offer you
> don't hear often.) Yes, I know this would be difficult to accomplish since
> we already have established SSIDs that stations have been using.  And, 
> yes,  I
> already "know" the comment that "we shouldn't go changing things because 
> many
> stations already now that such-and-such SSID means "this-or-that" and/or
> "we've  been using it for years".
>
> See, I told you in the beginning I had a "simple question".  Now  what's 
> the
> simple answer?  And, no, I don't want a long drawn out  blah-blah,blah 
> one.
>
> Thank you.
>
>
> Always working toward a betterment of ham radio for 50 years as a 
> licensed
> ham,
> with kindest regards,
> 73,
> Carl,AA4MI
> e-mail: _aa4mi at arrl.net_ (mailto:aa4mi at arrl.net)

* * *

It is likely there are APRS standards for what you need - FADCA does not 
coordinate APRS other than to not make assignments on APRS frequencies.

For EMCOMMs WL2K purposes:

-10 has been generally adopted nationally for Telpac Nodes
-2 is what I've been recommending locally/FL for Paclink AGW ssid.  However, 
Paclink AGW will not respond to an incoming connect request so there is 
nothing sacrosanct about -2.

For Layered Packet Networking:
We use 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 for DOS FPAC(and more perhaps for LINUX 
FPAC),  but that only affects the owner of the ham call used for the FPAC 
switch and on the FPAC LAN frequency.   On the only ROSE switch I manage 4/5 
are used on the LAN.  This in no way keeps someone else from using those 
SSIDs on any frequency.

-14 and -15 are tricky if there are TheNet, X1-J, etc nodes in the path as 
some of those actually change the SSID of the station going through.  Still 
not a deal breaker for their use.

bud N0IA