[amsat-bb] Re: Packet Contact

[Dominic Hawken]

I vote that as comment of the year ;-)

On 9 Dec 2012, at 16:30, John Becker <w0jab at big-river.net> wrote:

> where the contact? that just show that both was able to copy
> each other. 
> 
> John
> 
> 
>> if you are talking aprs style contact it is usualy done like this:
>> station A sends a beacon
>> station B sends a bullitain message with all the calls he has recieved so  
>> far in the pass
>> Station A sends a bullitain message with all the calls he has recieved so  
>> far in the pass
>> if station A is in the list of station B and Station B is in the list of  
>> station A I would say it is a confirmed contact.
>> 
>> in most places there are igates that will send the pass to the APRS  
>> internet stream and you can check back on aprs.fi or findu.com
>> 
>> -- 
>> 73 Andre PE1RDW
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