[Scan-DC] MSP 44.74 MHz: Packet format & contents?

[Mike Agner]

  John - these data packets are straight 1200 baud ascii, not related to
APRS or packet.  They contain data location, GPS and other data
interspersed with it, as far as I know.
  73s  Mike
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At 05:21 PM 8/17/03 EDT, you wrote:
>
>Sitting here listening to SysCom and several MSP "Trooper" helicopters on 
>44.74 MHz this Sunday afternoon.  
>
>Have noticed previously and today the data packets interspersed along with 
>the voice on the frequency.
>
>Are these packets "standard" 1200 bps AX.25 style packets?
>
>Is the content of the packets something that is easily readable?
>
>By some wild stoke of luck, are these packets filled with data (like aerial 
>platform location information) that can be read outright by one of the
several 
>APRS software packages?
>
>Thanks in advance and 73
>
>John...
>WB4LNM
>
>
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