[Dxspider-support] Portable calls via telnet in DXSpider

Ron Stordahl ron.stordahl at digikey.com
Wed Apr 5 20:13:46 BST 2006


I tried a user login to a DXSpider node using a portable call, i.e. one 
with a "/" in it, via telnet and it is not accepted.   The AX25 
specification provides for 6 character calls (upper case letters plus 
digits 0-9)  plus an SSID (0-15).  As such portable calls, ie those with 
a "/" in them are not allowed when via radio.  AR-Cluster does not 
observe this limitation when via telnet, permitting portable calls as 
well as SSID's higher than 15.

It realize that this is inconsistent, however allowing portable calls as 
well as higher SSID's is quite convenient.

Ron, N5IN







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