[FADCA] Telpac Nodes in Florida - Update

[Doug Ferrell]

Rick Muething wrote:
> All,
> RE:>So don't know what is going on.  It could be your  KD4MOJ-10
> Telpac is not
> reporting to the right APRS server via the internet.
> My Telpac apparently uses firenet.usa - what ever that is.
>
> The status and positions of Telpac gateways shown at
> http://cms.winlink.org/positions/
> Are based on the auto checkin of the Telpac gateway to a WL2K CMS and
> are NOT a function of the APRS system.
> To enable this auto checkin you must:
>     have "Enable auto check in to host" checked on the Telpac setup
> AND
>     the Telpac computer must have an internet connection.

  Rick I'm trying to understand this so I'm sorry if it sounds like I'm
beating a dead horse.

	Enable auto check in is enabled
	Aprs reporting is enabled <-which I understand from the last quote below.

	Your position link above (in the quoted text) does not show KD4MOJ-10...
BUT.... the link below shows the correct updated information:
http://www.winlink.org/status/TelpacStatus.aspx

	That is what I don't under stand. Do these two pages get data from
different sources? It looks like my auto reporting is doing what it should
judging by the accurate listing on the TelpacStatus page. It's just the
"map" page (positions) doesn't jive. Does anyone else have this problem?
Does the map page auto-decay stations that I doesn't hear from "x" number of
days?


>
> The APRS reporting function sends a summary of your Telpac info
> (location, freq, call sign, etc) to the APRS servers (it rotates
> through several servers)  which in turn (if locally enabled) will
> beacon your info with a special Winlink Telpac symbol on the local
> APRS frequency (normally 144.39).  This however has no affect on the
> status as reported on http://cms.winlink.org/positions/
>
> 73,
>
> Rick KN6KB