APRS Standard Callsign SSID

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.

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