[drats_users] gps ???

[Francis Miele]

I tested this on my XP machine with the same results. I did not get a chance
to test simplex, but I was only two miles away from the repeater and I was
never identified with my call sign by drats.

--
Fran, W1FJM





On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 11:00 AM, Mike Heitmann <n0so at att.net> wrote:

> Hmmm... I'll test mine as well (Linux and Windows) this afternoon/evening
> and let you know what I find.
>
> It's got me wondering...
>
> Mike, N0SO
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Francis Miele <fran at miele-family.com>
> *To:* Discussion of D-RATS <drats_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
> *Sent:* Wed, August 11, 2010 8:03:20 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [drats_users] gps ???
>
> Mike,
>
> I am running on a WIN7 machine.  My GPS is reporting good information and I
> do show up on DPRS. I notices something in the CHAT log last night. When a
> station transmits its position is appears as a CQCQCQ instead of the call
> sign. I don't see the call sign anywhere in the chat window.
>
> I found an old version from 2009 that I may fall back to and see if that
> works.
>
> Thanks for your suggestion.
>
> Fran, W1FJM
>
> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:14 PM, Mike Heitmann <n0so at att.net> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 2010-08-10 at 21:18 -0400, Francis Miele wrote:
>> > Mike,
>> >
>> > some of the stations are out on the edge of the repeaters coverage,
>> > but I tested with my own mobile and I am just a couple of air miles
>> > away. My mobile was never properly identified, yet one of those out on
>> > the fringe gets identified as unknown and then immediately shows up
>> > with his call sign
>> >
>> > Are you running the same version as I am, ver 0.3.3b2? I think it used
>> > to work ok with earlier versions, but it has been a while since I
>> > messed with drats.
>> >
>>
>> Hi Fran,
>>
>> I'm running 0.3.3b2 on Fedora 13 Linux, using an IC-2820 radio (and
>> sometimes an IC-92AD). Both work fine. In fact, it's fun to monitor the
>> local repeater (K0MDG) on Sunday nights when the Ozark D-STAR net is on,
>> I get position reports from all over the place!
>>
>> A couple of basic questions: Is your GPS is reporting good position
>> data? And do you see the position reported by the radio via DPRS?
>>
>> You might try a test using a simplex frequency where you know you're
>> close enough for a good RF path.
>>
>> Mike, N0SO
>>
>>
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