[drats_users] [D-RATS] #73: D-RATS callsign field

[Nate Duehr]

I disagree with this bug report.

The "callsign" in D-RATS isn't really a callsign.  It's a D-RATS "node
address" if you really think about it.

I could put "NATE" in D-RATS or "MOUNTAIN" for a remote mountain-top
fileserver running D-RATS, and still have a real callsign in the radio. 
Or "FILES".

Then tell people to connect to "FILES" via D-RATS and get the
files/forms/whatever was stored there.

They're COMPLETELY unrelated, and don't need to match at all.

In fact, I'd rather see D-RATS have both a callsign field AND the
ability to assign aliases, and have it reply to EITHER ONE... similar to
Packet Radio aliases...

"WY0X   H" is my home station.  That's a pain for people to remember and
to type the right number of spaces unless they Ping CQCQCQ and get it to
respond and then just use the drop-down list.  

If I could alias it to also respond to "SDENVER" that'd be easier and
mean something to people.  Or "NATE".  LOL! 

Nate 

On Fri, 15 May 2009 01:03:03 -0000, "D-RATS Tracker"
<donotreply at d-rats.com> said:
> #73: D-RATS callsign field
> ---------------------------+------------------------------------------------
>  Reporter:  VK3UR          |       Owner:  kk7ds  
>      Type:  Task           |      Status:  new    
>  Priority:  Functionality  |   Milestone:         
> Component:  General        |     Version:  0.3.0b7
>  Keywords:                 |    Platform:  Windows
> ---------------------------+------------------------------------------------
>  In looking at the Ratflector many people are currently entering
>  callsigns
>  that don't comply with the D-STAR protocols into the D-RATS callsign
>  field.  Eg: VK3UR M (suffix in position 7, not 8), AA2BBB-M (insertion
>  of
>  the "-" character in position 7, instead of " "), use of 2 letter
>  suffixes
>  in positions 7 and 8.  They will currently work, with D-RATS, but don't
>  follow the standards.
> 
>  Suggest limiting the callsign field to 6 characters (instead of the
>  current 8) and adding a 1 character suffix field.
> 
>  When D-RATS processes a callsign it looks at the settings and if a
>  suffix
>  is specified add X number of spaces up to and including position 7 and
>  the
>  adds  the 1 character suffix to position 8.
> 
>  Limit the callsign and suffix fields to only allow alphanumeric
>  characters
>  and not special characters (eg: - / etc)
> 
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> Ticket URL: <http://www.d-rats.com/trac/ticket/73>
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