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SSID
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SSID
An SSID is a number added after the callsign to indicate the function of the station. SSID assignments are slightly different for Winlink and APRS:
| SSID | Packet, Winlink, etc | APRS |
|---|---|---|
| -0 | Home station.1) | Your primary station usually fixed and message capable |
| -1 | Home station personal mailbox.2) | generic additional station, digi, mobile, wx, etc |
| -2 | Gateways | generic additional station, digi, mobile, wx, etc |
| -3 | Full service BBS’s.3) | generic additional station, digi, mobile, wx, etc |
| -4 | Network Nodes.4) | generic additional station, digi, mobile, wx, etc |
| -5 | Console, keyboard or printer | Other networks (Dstar, Iphones, Androids, Blackberry’s etc) |
| -6 | Conference Bridges | Special activity, Satellite ops, camping or 6 meters, etc |
| -7 | Crossband digipeaters and KA-Nodes | walkie talkies, HT’s or other human portable |
| -8 | Crossband digipeaters | boats, sailboats, RV’s or second main mobile |
| -9 | Mobiles | Primary Mobile (usually message capable) |
| -10 | Winlink 2K | internet, Igates, echolink, winlink, AVRS, APRN, etc |
| -11 | unassigned | balloons, aircraft, spacecraft, etc |
| -12 | unassigned | APRStt, DTMF, RFID, devices, one-way trackers*, etc |
| -13 | unassigned | Weather stations |
| -14 | unassigned | Truckers or generally full time drivers |
| -15 | Downlink address when exiting the far end of a network connection. | generic additional station, digi, mobile, wx, etc |
Sources
Note 1
Note: “-0” not needed - automatically presumed if no SSID.
Note 2
Usually a TNC-based PBBS
Note 3
Those that forward mail and bulletins
Note 4
Having two or more radio ports that perform routing functions via TCP/IP, NetROM, etc. Can be combined with BBS’s that also perform routing.