TM710A object creation

[n9mxq]

Okay. I see the BLN under menu-aprs-option 623. Am harboring a few reservations on this though. It is absolutely illegal to text from a commercial vehicle ie, a truck. Think this might constitute texting. Thanks for the thoughts though.

Mark

I'd have to agree with you there..

 

[K7TKR]

Another APRS equipped driver and I were discussing this the other day- we were at the same shipper and only 2 docks apart. Anyhow, he said he fast talked himself out of a situation with law enforcement after being pulled over. He had replied to an aprs message to him and got caught. The jist being because he wasn't using the phone, he was released with his wallet and csa score intact. He got lucky. Kind've comes down to the indivual officer's understanding of the law. I am not willing to risk it. Have my radio on auto reply asking to qsy to the 2m call.

 

[n9mxq]

I think that's a wise choice. Given how strict everything is getting.. Glad I only run a shuttle truck.. 1.5 miles one way 4-5 times a night..

 

[AK9R]

Anyhow, he said he fast talked himself out of a situation with law enforcement after being pulled over. He had replied to an aprs message to him and got caught.

Let me get this straight...The police officer sent a truck driver an APRS message and when the truck driver replied with an APRS message, the police officer stopped the truck? Was the stop made purely on the grounds that the truck driver had "text messaged" or did the officer stop the truck for other reasons?

 

[K7TKR]

The driver was observed by smokey as he was messaging the other driver and was stopped for that reason. He got out of trouble by showing the guy that the phone hadn't been used. Apparently the officer didn't even look at the radio. And why should he have- just another cb after all. But, get a cop who does know what he's looking at........

So hence my decision to use auto reply while in motion. Safer anyway.

Mark

 

[K7TKR]

Let me get this straight...The police officer sent a truck driver an APRS message and when the truck driver replied with an APRS message, the police officer stopped the truck? Was the stop made purely on the grounds that the truck driver had "text messaged" or did the officer stop the truck for other reasons?

This is way off topic but understand, the use of a hand-held device while driving a truck carries extremely serious penalties- fines into the four digits and heavy points against our csa scores. The fmcsa- the governmental body that regulates us is not screwing around with this. There has been talk of making ALL cell phone use illegal next year. There has also been talk of banning radio mikes.... just talk. So while the averge cop may or may not know the difference between messaging over an aprs link or texting on a phone- I don't want to be in the position of explaining the difference assuming there is one in the eyes of the law.