APRS: SSID
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APRS Standard Callsign SSID
To assist in identifying a stations functionalities/capabilities designated callsign SSIDs are used in APRS. Use the correct SSID for your stations functionality/capability.
-0 Home Station, Home Station running IGate. -1 Digipeater, Home Station running a Fill-In Digi, Wx Digipeater -2 Digipeater [#2 or] on 70CM -3 Digipeater [#3] -4 HF to VHF Gateway -5 IGate (Not home station)
-6 SatGates & Special function Station. -7 Kenwood D7 HH
-8 Secondary Mobile station. -9 Primary Mobile station. -12 Portable Units such as Laptops etc.
-14 Trucks
-15 Mobile HF station.
Note: In TNC Only mobile systems running a GPS sending raw NMEA strings, the SSID is used to establish the Vehicle symbol. These are not very common although you will see a few mobile stations with odd SSIDs. Read the APRS spec for more info.