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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:

|< 100% - 40% - >|
^SSID ^Packet, Winlink, etc ^APRS ^
^  -0|Home station.((Note: "-0" not needed - automatically presumed if no SSID.)) |Your primary station usually fixed and message capable|
^  -1|Home station personal mailbox.((Usually a TNC-based PBBS)) |generic additional station, digi, mobile, wx, etc |
^  -2|Gateways |generic additional station, digi, mobile, wx, etc |
^  -3|Full service BBS's.((Those that forward mail and bulletins)) |generic additional station, digi, mobile, wx, etc |
^  -4|Network Nodes.((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.)) |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 =====
  * [[http://www.ctares.org/ssid.php]]
  * [[http://www.mi-drg.org/ssid.shtml]]
  * [[http://www.aprs.org/aprs11/SSIDs.txt]]