APRS TO-CALL VERSION NUMBERS                            02 Sep 2014
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                                                             WB4APR

02 Sep 14 added APSTMx for W7QO's Balloon trackers
21 Aug 14 added APSMSx for Paul Defrusne's SMS gateway
11 Aug 14 added APCWP8 for John GM7HHB, WinphoneAPRS
18 Dec 13 added APZWKR for GM1WKR NetSked application
22 Oct 13 added APFIxx for APRS.FI OH7LZB, Hessu
23 Aug 13 added APOxxx for OSCAR satellites for AMSAT-LU by LU9DO
22 Feb 13 added APNWxx SQ3FYK.com & SQ3PLX http://microsat.com.pl/
            and APMIxx SQ3PLX http://microsat.com.pl/
29 Jan 13 added APICxx for HA9MCQ Pic IGate
23 Jan 13 added APWAxx APRSISCE Android version
18 Jan 13 added APDGxx,APDHxx,APDOxx,APDDxx,APDKxx,APD4xx for Dstar
13 Jan 13 added APLMxx WA0TQG transceiver controller
17 Dec 12 added APAMxx Altus Metrum GPS trackers
03 Dec 12 added APUDRx NW Digital Radio's UDR (APRS/Dstar)
03 Nov 12 added APHAXn SM2APRS by PY2UEP
17 Sep 12 added APSCxx aprsc APRS-IS core server (OH7LZB, OH2MQK)
12 Sep 12 added APSARx for ZL4FOX's SARTRACK
02 Jul 12 added APDGxx D-Star Gateways by G4KLX
28 Jun 12 added APDInn DIXPRS - Bela, HA5DI
27 jun 12 added APMGxx MiniGate - Alex, AB0TJ
17 Feb 12 added APJYnn KA2DDO yet another APRS system
20 Jan 12 added APDSXX SP9UOB for dsDigi and ds-tracker
                       APBPQx  John G8BPQ Digipeater/IGate
                       APLQRU Charlie - QRU Server
11 Jan 12 added APYTxx for YagTracker and updated Yaesu APY008/350

In APRS, the AX.25  Destination address is not used for packet 
routing as is normally done in AX.25.  So APRS uses it for two 
things.  The initial APxxxx is used as a group identifier to make 
APRS packets instanantly recognizable on shared channels.  Most 
applicaitons ignore all non APRS packets.  The remaining 4 xxxx
bytes of the field are available to indicate the software version 
number or application.  The following applications have requested 
a TOCALL number series:

 APn  3rd digit is a number
      AP1WWX  TAPR T-238+ WX station
      AP4Rxy  APRS4R software interface
      APnnnD  Painter Engineering uSmartDigi D-Gate DSTAR Gateway
      APnnnU  Painter Engineering uSmartDigi Digipeater
 APA  APAFxx  AFilter.
      APAGxx  AGATE
      APAGWx  SV2AGW's AGWtracker
      APALxx  Alinco DR-620/635 internal TNC digis. "Hachi" ,JF1AJE
      APAXxx  AFilterX.
      APAHxx  AHub
      APAND1  APRSdroid (replaced by APDRxx
      APAMxx  Altus Metrum GPS trackers
      APAWxx  AGWPE 
 APB  APBxxx  Beacons or Rabbit TCPIP micros?
      APBLxx  BigRedBee BeeLine  
      APBLO   MOdel Rocketry K7RKT
      APBPQx  John G8BPQ Digipeater/IGate 
 APC  APCxxx  Cellular applications
      APCBBx  for VE7UDP Blackberry Applications
      APCLEY  EYTraker GPRS/GSM tracker by ZS6EY
      APCLWX  EYWeather GPRS/GSM WX station by ZS6EY
      APCLEZ  Telit EZ10 GSM application ZS6CEY
      APCWP8  John GM7HHB, WinphoneAPRS
      APCYxx  Cybiko applications
 APD  APD4xx  UP4DAR platform
      APDDxx  DV-RPTR Modem and Control Center Software 
      APDFxx  Automatic DF units
      APDGxx  D-Star Gateways by G4KLX ircDDB
      APDHxx  WinDV (DUTCH*Star DV Node for Windows)
      APDInn  DIXPRS - Bela, HA5DI
      APDKxx  KI4LKF g2_ircddb Dstar gateway software
      APDOxx  ON8JL Standalone DStar Node
      APDPRS  D-Star originated posits
      APDRxx  APrsDRoid replaces old APAND1.
      APDSXX  SP9UOB for dsDigi and ds-tracker
      APDTxx  APRStouch Tone (DTMF)
      APDUxx  U2APRS by JA7UDE
      APDWxx  DireWolf, WB2OSZ
 APE  APExxx  Telemetry devices
      APERXQ  Experimental tracker by PE1RXQ
 APF  APFxxx  Firenet
      APFGxx  Flood Gage (KP4DJT)
      APFIxx  for APRS.FI OH7LZB, Hessu
 APG  APGxxx  Gates, etc
      APGOxx  for AA3NJ PDA application
 APH  APHKxx  for LA1BR tracker/digipeater
      APHAXn  SM2APRS by PY2UEP
 API  APICQx  for ICQ
      APICxx  for HA9MCQ Pic IGate
 APJ  APJAxx  JavAPRS
      APJExx  JeAPRS
      APJIxx  jAPRSIgate
      APJSxx  javAPRSSrvr
      APJYnn  KA2DDO Yet another APRS system
 APK  APK0xx  Kenwood TH-D7's
      APK003  Kenwood TH-D72
      APK1xx  Kenwood D700's
      APK102  Kenwood D710
      APKRAM  KRAMstuff.com - Mark. G7LEU
 APL  APLQRU  Charlie - QRU Server
      APLMxx  WA0TQG transceiver controller
 APM  APMxxx  MacAPRS, 
      APMGxx  MiniGate - Alex, AB0TJ
      APMIxx  SQ3PLX http://microsat.com.pl/
 APN  APNxxx  Network nodes, digis, etc
      APN3xx  Kantronics KPC-3 rom versions
      APN9xx  Kantronics KPC-9612 Roms
      APNAxx  WB6ZSU's APRServe
      APNDxx  DIGI_NED
      APNK01  Kenwood D700 (APK101) type
      APNK80  KAM version 8.0
      APNKMP  KAM+
      APNMxx  MJF TNC roms
      APNPxx  Paccom TNC roms
      APNTxx  SV2AGW's TNT tnc as a digi
      APNUxx  UIdigi
      APNXxx  TNC-X  (K6DBG)
      APNWxx  SQ3FYK.com WX/Digi and SQ3PLX http://microsat.com.pl/
 APO  APRSpoint
      APOLUx  for OSCAR satellites for AMSAT-LU by LU9DO
      APOAxx  OpenAPRS - Greg Carter
      APOTxx  Open Track
      APOD1w  Open Track with 1 wire WX
      APOU2k  Open Track for Ultimeter
      APOZxx  www.KissOZ.dk Tracker. OZ1EKD and OZ7HVO
 APP  APPTxx  KetaiTracker by  JF6LZE, Takeki (msg capable)
 APQ  APQxxx  Earthquake data
 APR  APR8xx  APRSdos versions 800+
      APRDxx  APRSdata, APRSdr
      APRGxx  aprsg igate software, OH2GVE
      APRHH2  HamHud 2
      APRKxx  APRStk
      APRNOW  W5GGW ipad application
      APRRTx  RPC electronics
      APRS    Generic, (obsolete. Digis should use APNxxx instead)
      APRXxx  >40 APRSmax
      APRXxx  <39 for OH2MQK's RX-igate
      APRTLM  used in MIM's and Mic-lites, etc
      APRtfc  APRStraffic
      APRSTx  APRStt (Touch tone)
 APS  APSxxx  APRS+SA, etc
      APSARx  ZL4FOX's SARTRACK
      APSCxx  aprsc APRS-IS core server (OH7LZB, OH2MQK)
      APSK63  APRS Messenger -over-PSK63
      APSK25  APRS Messenger GMSK-250
      APSMSx  Paul Defrusne's SMS gateway
      APSTMx  for W7QO's Balloon trackers
 APT  APTIGR  TigerTrack
      APTTxx  Tiny Track
      APT2xx  Tiny Track II
      APT3xx  Tiny Track III
      APTAxx  K4ATM's tiny track
      APTWxx  Byons WXTrac
      APTVxx  for ATV/APRN and SSTV applications
 APU  APU1xx  UIview 16 bit applications
      APU2xx  UIview 32 bit apps
      APU3xx  UIview terminal program
      APUDRx  NW Digital Radio's UDR (APRS/Dstar)
 APV  APVxxx  Voice over Internet  applications
      APVRxx  for IRLP
      APVLxx  for I-LINK
      APVExx  for ECHO link
 APW  APWxxx  WinAPRS, etc
      APWAxx  APRSISCE Android version
      APWSxx  DF4IAN's WS2300 WX station
      APWMxx  APRSISCE KJ4ERJ
      APWWxx  APRSISCE win32 version
 APX  APXnnn  Xastir
      APXRnn  Xrouter
 APY  APYxxx  Yeasu
      APY008  Yaesu VX-8 series
      APY350  Yaesu FTM-350 series
      APYTxx  for YagTracker
 APZ  APZxxx  Experimental
      APZ0xx  Xastir (old versions. See APX)
      APZMDR  for HaMDR trackers - hessu * hes.iki.fi]
      APZPAD  Smart Palm 
      APZTKP  TrackPoint, Nick N0LP (Balloon tracking)
      APZWIT  MAP27 radio (Mountain Rescue) EI7IG
      APZWKR  GM1WKR NetSked application

Authors with similar alphabetic requirements are encouraged to share
their address space with other software.  Work out agreements amongst
yourselves and keep me informed.


REGISTERED ALTNETS:
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ALTNETS are uses of the AX-25 tocall to distinguish specialized
traffic that may be flowing on the APRS-IS, but that are not intended
to be part of normal APRS distribution to all normal APRS software
operating in normal (default) modes.  Proper APRS software that
honors this design are supposed to IGNORE all ALTNETS unless the 
particular operator has selected an ALTNET to monitor for.    

An example is when testing; an author may want to transmit objects 
all over his map for on-air testing, but does not want these to
clutter everyone's maps or databases.  He could use the ALTNET of
"TEST" and client APRS software that respects the ALTNET concept
should ignore these packets.

An ALTNET is defined to be ANY AX.25 TOCALL that is NOT one of the
normal APRS TOCALL's.  The normal TOCALL's that APRS is supposed to
process are:  ALL, BEACON, CQ, QST, GPSxxx and of course APxxxx.

The following is a list of ALTNETS that may be of interest to other
users.  This list is by no means complete, since ANY combination of
characters other than APxxxx are considered an ALTNET.  But this list 
can give consisntecy to ALTNETS that may be using the global APRS-IS 
and need some special recognition:

  TEST   - A generic ALTNET for use during testing
  PSKAPR - PSKmail .  But it is not AX.25 anyway

de WB4APR, Bob
