diff --git a/tests/test_parse_misc.py b/tests/test_parse_misc.py
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+import unittest2 as unittest
+
+from aprslib.parsing.misc import parse_status, parse_invalid, parse_user_defined
+
+
+class MiscTC(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_status(self):
+        body = "test status text  "
+        _, result = parse_status('>', body)
+
+        self.assertEqual(result['format'], 'status')
+        self.assertEqual(result['status'], 'test status text')
+
+        # with timestamp
+        body = "111111ztest status text  "
+        _, result = parse_status('>', body)
+
+        self.assertEqual(result['format'], 'status')
+        self.assertEqual(result['status'], 'test status text')
+        self.assertTrue('timestamp' in result)
+
+    def test_invalid(self):
+        body = "invalid packet text"
+        _, result = parse_invalid(body)
+
+        self.assertEqual(result['format'], 'invalid')
+        self.assertEqual(result['body'], body)
+
+    def test_user_defined(self):
+        body = "{zinvalid packet text"
+        _, result = parse_user_defined(body)
+
+        self.assertEqual(result['format'], 'user-defined')
+        self.assertEqual(result['body'], body[2:])
+        self.assertEqual(result['id'], body[0])
+        self.assertEqual(result['type'], body[1])
+
+