[Dxspider-support] PC28 loop?

[Dirk Koopman G1TLH]

Rene Olsen wrote:
> Hi.
> 
> I did some monitoring with watchdbg today, and noticed a rather disturbing thing.
> 
> Over a period of several minutes, there was a loop with this PC28 frame:
> 
> PC28^US7IQZ-1^VK3AVE-4^ALL^GM4XQJ^16-Mar-2010^1600Z^0^Pirated callsign!^ ^5^0^ ^VE7CC-1^~
> 
> The first line I see of this in my debug log is this one:
> 
> 1271310410^<- I SK3W-6 PC28^US7IQZ-1^VK3AVE-4^ALL^GM4XQJ^16-Mar-2010^1600Z^0^Pirated callsign!^ ^5^0^ ^VE7CC-1^~
> 
> The last line I see of this in my debug log is this one:
> 
> 1271310577^-> D DB0SUE-7 PC28^US7IQZ-1^VK3AVE-4^ALL^GM4XQJ^16-Mar-2010^1600Z^0^Pirated callsign!^ ^5^0^ ^VE7CC-1^~
> 
> Between those two I see many hundreds, maybe even a thousand, identical lines being 
> received/sent.
> 
> What is this PC28 frame and why does is loop?

It is a message header (as in bulletins and private messages). It should 
not loop. It is sent point to point. It could be that we have found 
another weakness in the protocol. If that is so, I am bit surprised it 
has taken this long to appear.

> 
> Anyone else see this loop as well?
>

I was getting it between 01h33 and 01h36 this morning but then it stopped.

Dirk