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Jason, I always learn from your videos. But this one was especially informative. I've always wondered how exactly how they Emergency Status worked with APRS. Thanks for such a well done explanation! Fantastic tip on putting in a voice frequency in the message if one needs to use this feature.
Mic-e status encoding has been around since the beginning of APRS in the early 1990's. APRS is a situational awareness tool, thus the various statuses. The EMERGENCY! status was intended to be a priority status and how it is to be handled by most radio and software clients is defined in the APRS standards. There also a standard for encoding a frequency in your comment such that capable radios and software can tune to the frequency. It's called something similar to QSY function. Kenwood APRS radios made since about 2010 or so support it as well as most modern Yaesu APRS radios. There's lots more to APRS than just sending your location. 73! Randy WF5X
It would be nice if you could use it in a fashion where you flip a switch on the dash from normal operations to emergency. One of those switches we have on some equipment where you flip it down, it works, to flip it up, you have to remove a protector so you can’t accidentally switch to an emergency. That way if you’re out mobile and have an issue, your family who knows nothing and cares nothing about ham radio could make the change.
If the ISS is overhead and running the digipeater, then you could possibly get a signal out. Of course, you and the battery have to survive long enough.
Those radios do whatever you program them to do. Some agencies actually use the emergency function. Mine will cause the radio to change to a dedicated talkgroup and key the radio for ten seconds while at the same time alerting communications that the button has been activated and allow them to hear what is going on. Some agencies use them for other functions like scan or a home channel.
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Thanks! Glad it was helpful
2:56 LOL
I live in an aprs dead zone. A VHF in general dead zone actually.
I suppose the way to change that is to start using it.
Be the change you want to see 👍 Glad you found the Easter egg :-)
Jason, I always learn from your videos. But this one was especially informative. I've always wondered how exactly how they Emergency Status worked with APRS. Thanks for such a well done explanation! Fantastic tip on putting in a voice frequency in the message if one needs to use this feature.
Thanks man! It's pretty neat to see it in action and know exactly what would happen if you needed it.
Awesome.. I've always wondered what mic-e is.. That's a pretty cool feature.
LOL!! The stab at Mike!!!!! Love it!!!!
Couldn't resist :-)
Mic-e status encoding has been around since the beginning of APRS in the early 1990's. APRS is a situational awareness tool, thus the various statuses. The EMERGENCY! status was intended to be a priority status and how it is to be handled by most radio and software clients is defined in the APRS standards. There also a standard for encoding a frequency in your comment such that capable radios and software can tune to the frequency. It's called something similar to QSY function. Kenwood APRS radios made since about 2010 or so support it as well as most modern Yaesu APRS radios. There's lots more to APRS than just sending your location. 73! Randy WF5X
Very educational. Thank you.
It would be nice if you could use it in a fashion where you flip a switch on the dash from normal operations to emergency. One of those switches we have on some equipment where you flip it down, it works, to flip it up, you have to remove a protector so you can’t accidentally switch to an emergency. That way if you’re out mobile and have an issue, your family who knows nothing and cares nothing about ham radio could make the change.
Interesting feature. And kinda dangerous if your not careful!!!!
Indeed
Very educational and informative. Thanks Jason. KO4HPC 73
If the ISS is overhead and running the digipeater, then you could possibly get a signal out.
Of course, you and the battery have to survive long enough.
Good info😊
That didn't really answer what I thought it would. I've got several non-APRS radios that have Emergency buttons. i.e. Kenwood TK-2180, Anytone UV-868
I don't own either of those radios to test :-(
Those radios do whatever you program them to do. Some agencies actually use the emergency function. Mine will cause the radio to change to a dedicated talkgroup and key the radio for ten seconds while at the same time alerting communications that the button has been activated and allow them to hear what is going on. Some agencies use them for other functions like scan or a home channel.
LOL, I like the flash up message for K8MRD!
What about aprs on dmr? Would that work too?
@@nickgoldman805 I’m the wrong person to ask. I don’t play with DMR