Re: [Xastir] Has anyone had any experience with converting digital elevation models to shapefiles?

file format. But if these were converted to shapefiles, should I be able to use them? Yes. There are plenty of tools to do this, including "gdal_contour" (a part of the GDAL suite). -- Jim Tolbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___

[Xastir] Has anyone had any experience with converting digital elevation models to shapefiles?

p of aerial photos and with feature shapefiles that will load faster than USGS topos. Is there a better way or is there another source of elevation shapefiles that I should be looking at? Many thanx... jt -- Jim Tolbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___

Re: [Xastir] Change representation of Shapefile points based on zoom

levels and mymap_fake to another, then set the dbfawks to set the symbology as desired. Complex map rendering isn't really in Xastir's capabilities. We already have more than many GIS systems do, in that we can prune features by zoom levels and label them w

[Xastir] Change representation of Shapefile points based on zoom

I duplicate the all of the shapefile files to a new name and then have two dbfawk files... one for each zoom range? Is there a way to only have two dbfawk files or two expression lines in the same dbfawk file? Many thanx jt -- Jim Tolbert, KC9MXT [EMAIL PROTECTED

[Xastir] SOLVED: Re: problems getting the installed libraries to show up

Thanks, guys.. With Tom's diagnosis, Curt's directions, and Lee's interpretations ... It is looking good! Now on to the aerial photos! Later.. jt Curt, WE7U wrote: On Mon, 20 Oct 2008, Jim Tolbert wrote: I installed those (and perl-BerkleyDB) and ran ./con

[Xastir] problems getting the installed libraries to show up

the morning ! Many thanks!.... jt -- Jim Tolbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir

Re: [Xastir] Problems with maps that were previously displaying properly

mpared to the groups associated with other pacakages out there, it is a delightfully refreshing change. THANKS!! Talk to you later... jt -- Jim Tolbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir

[Xastir] Problems with maps that were previously displaying properly

t I did or didn't set? I looked at the dbfawk files and the appear to be as I had them before. Before I go changing things, I thought I would as for suggestions. Many thanx........ jt -- Jim Tolbert, KC9MXT [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Xast

Re: [Xastir] Anyone in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro that could get together with me is week?

I can work on the dbfawk files. I just need a wizard to help me pull it together I hope to hear from you anyone ... jt Curt, WE7U wrote: On Sat, 4 Oct 2008, Jim Tolbert wrote: I am going to be in the Minneapolis / St. Paul metro area on Thursday an

[Xastir] Anyone in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro that could get together with me is week?

yone available? I would really appreciate it. Please contact me offline at ...[EMAIL PROTECTED] Many thanks . jt -- Jim Tolbert 715-866-4398 home office [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Xastir mailing list Xa

[Xastir] Inter-program communication feature request

send the updated POS values to the note field of the sector for display in Xastir. A step further would be to shade the sector based on the current POS. Anyone up for it? Many thanx. jt -- Jim Tolbert, KC9MXT PO Box 536 Webster, WI 54893 RiverRidge at CenturyTel dot net

Re: [Xastir] GPS Accuracy -- relative vs absolute

arge soda, and a fold up chair* :) ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir -- Jim Tolbert RiverRidge Consulting, LLC PO Box 536 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4398

Re: [Xastir] GPS Accuracy -- relative vs absolute

tra precision with accurate maps and hand-placing objects (not using GPS), but that's a very specific case and not a common use. -- Jim Tolbert RiverRidge Consulting, LLC PO Box 536 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4398 home office [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___

[Xastir] GPS Accuracy -- relative vs absolute

sure to catch Gerry ... Many thanks, all........... jt -- Jim Tolbert RiverRidge Consulting, LLC PO Box 536 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4398 home office [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-

Re: [Xastir] Xastir 1.9.4 Released

Release Notes and ChangeLog by visiting this link: <https://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=620057> Homepage <http://www.xastir.org> -- Jim Tolbert RiverRidge Consulting, LLC PO Box 536 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4398 home office [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Xastir] Practical limit on number of trackers being tracked?

advantage? Many thanx.. jt -- Jim Tolbert RiverRidge Consulting, LLC PO Box 536 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4398 home office [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir

[Xastir] DAO extended-precision construct

Is anyone working on adding the DAO extended-precision construct to XASTIR? There were messages from last fall talking about it, but nothing since. Many thanx... jt -- Jim Tolbert, KC9MXT [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Xastir mailing list

Re: [Xastir] Working with CAD Polygons

... jt Curt, WE7U wrote: On Wed, 2 Jul 2008, Jim Tolbert wrote: Newbie question working with CAD Polygons I can insert them via the Map>Draw CAD Objects>CAD Polygons, but how to I change the font, text color, text size, background, & fill of the polygon while inserting and how d

[Xastir] Working with CAD Polygons

he correct document. Many thanx.... jt -- Jim Tolbert, KC9MXT [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir

[Xastir] SX Blue II GPS

I saw this in a ESRI GIS magazine. Anyone know anything about it? Does it have some new whoopti-doo chip set? It claims- "Best Accuracy for your money on the market today". http://www.geneq.com/catalog/en/sxblue2.html Later... jt -- Jim Tolbert RiverRidge Consulting,

[Xastir] SAR groups using Xastir

combined list somewhere if that is desired. Many thanx in advance. later jt -- Jim Tolbert RiverRidge Consulting, LLC PO Box 536 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4398 home office 715-349-8993 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Xastir mailing

Re: [Xastir] Off Topic -- I got my Ticket!

ment. I found my call sign on the FCC website, but not on QRZ or ARRL yet. Should I be worried and check into it? Talk to you all later jt Chip Griffin wrote: On Feb 21, 2008, at 08:21, Jim Tolbert wrote: Now I can legally move forward with a system of Xastir and

[Xastir] HP Compaq 2133 with Linux for Mobile Xastir?

Maybe another option of mobile Xastir? http://blogs.zdnet.com/mobile-gadgeteer/?p=900 -- Jim Tolbert RiverRidge Consulting, LLC PO Box 536 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4398 home office 715-349-8993 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir

[Xastir] Off Topic -- I got my Ticket!

rning!! Later.. jt -- Jim Tolbert RiverRidge Consulting, LLC PO Box 536 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4398 home office 715-349-8993 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir

[Xastir] Starting with a scanned USGS 7.5" paper map....

what georeferencing info to give it. In trying to understand README.MAPS, it seems that those instructions assume that you are starting with a GeoTiff map of some extraction. Many thanx. jt -- Jim Tolbert RiverRidge Consulting, LLC PO Box 536 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4398 home o

[Xastir] Many thanks, guys!

. https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=209&pID=8576 Any opinions as to whether or not it might work with Xastir? Happy Holidays!! ... jt -- Jim Tolbert RiverRidge Consulting, LLC PO Box 536 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4398 home office 715-349-8993 fax [E

[Xastir] I have my serial port turned off again....

, but now it don't do the trick. In the terminal, I don't get any errors with the chmod command. What is new, is that I am trying to run a perl script. Any ideas as to what I might have done and/or how to correct it? Many thanx....... jt -- Jim Tolbert RiverRidge Consult

[Xastir] All DRGs are not always the same!

that they retain the USGS DRG names for the "enhanced" version, BUT THEY ARE DIFFERENT!!! Another source of free USGS DRGs that DO display properly can be found at www.libremap.org on the Libre Map Project. Xastir loads like a champ. Later..... jt -- Jim Tolbert

[Xastir] All DRGs are not always the same!

they retain the USGS DRG names for the "enhanced" version, BUT THEY ARE DIFFERENT!!! Another source of free USGS DRGs that do display properly can be found at www.libremap.org on the Libre Map Project. Later..... jt -- Jim Tolbert RiverRidge Consulting, LLC PO Box 536 W

[Xastir] Weather station to use with Xastir

components that can be purchased separately over time with easy interfacing. I am not sure of Santa's budget . Many thanx jt -- Jim Tolbert RiverRidge Consulting, LLC PO Box 536 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4398 home office 715-349-8993 fax [EMAIL PROT

Re: [Xastir] Re: Problems plotting positions in Xastir downloaded from a RINO

t is stored in the Rino or the Rino is not storing the data. I will work on that. Many thanx. jt Curt, WE7U wrote: On Wed, 5 Dec 2007, Jim Tolbert wrote: I seem to be getting packets from GPSMan in Xastir, but they are not plotting. If I look at the two tables in "V

[Xastir] Re: Problems plotting positions in Xastir downloaded from a RINO

Sorry. and under Station>Filter Display , display callsign, label trailpoints,symbol, rotate symbol, trail, course. speed are all turned on. Jim Tolbert wrote: I seem to be getting packets from GPSMan in Xastir, but they are not plotting. If I look at the two tables in "View>A

[Xastir] Problems plotting positions in Xastir downloaded from a RINO

. There is nothing in the Pos Time or the PHG or Comments columns. I have the remote Rino ID set as "APRS14". Is the fact that there is no position time recorded significant? What is the PHG? Using the Mouse Pointer Menu, I can create and modify Object/Items or place predef

[Xastir] Re: No communication between Garmin Rino and GPSMan

arses. Note that if you use the fetch rino waypoints, it will only get the waypoints, not your position. You must use another GPS on another serial port if you wish to report your postion, speed and heading. Wes On Dec 4, 2007 5:08 PM, Jim Tolbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PR

[Xastir] Re: No communication between Garmin Rino and GPSMan

ute in the Timing menu) But nothing is plotted on the screen. I have shapefile maps that I can see, but no track of the Rino. Any ideas? By the way what does chmod 777 portname actually do? Many thanx. jt Curt, WE7U wrote: On Tue, 4 Dec 2007, Jim Tolbert wrote: Th

Re: [Xastir] Xastir and serial port issues

info from the com port you want to use in a readable format. hope this helps. If your still having trouble give me a private message and I'll walk you through it from my terminal. 73 de k4xtt... On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:51:05 -0600 Jim Tolbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hey, Cra

Re: [Xastir] Xastir and serial port issues

d see if it then talks to the Kam. gerry Jim Tolbert wrote: Many thanx, Gerry Minicom shows "stuff" coming through at 4800 baud. The guy that lent the KAM to me said that it was header info. Do you think that it should be ASCII? I get nothing at 2400 or 9600 baud. Does minicom

[Xastir] Over the river and through the woods to Sawyer County we go.... Xastire/Rino testing

snapshot part of Xastir understood should I try logging and if so, what? Thanks again. jt -- Jim Tolbert RiverRidge Consulting, LLC PO Box 536 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4398 home office 715-349-8993 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Xastir

Re: [Xastir] Xastir and serial port issues

of minicom and see if you can talk to the serial port as a 'regular' user. If not, you can tell the serial port that you (as a regular user) can access it... We can help with all the bad ways to do that... gerry Jim Tolbert wrote: After a disk crash in a laptop, I replaced the

[Xastir] Xastir and serial port issues

Rino options are not available. Many thanks ......... jt -- Jim Tolbert RiverRidge Consulting, LLC PO Box 536 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4398 home office 715-349-8993 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://list

[Xastir] Infinity GPS Microphone

ater. jt -- Jim Tolbert RiverRidge Consulting, LLC PO Box 536 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4398 home office 715-349-8993 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir

[Xastir] Is traffic encryption possible?

unable to find it or any information about it. Does anyone have any info? Many thanks jt -- Jim Tolbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir

[Xastir] Question about APRS GPS position precision

y of equipment setups does anyone have suggestions of things we should test? We have a list, but new ideas and comments would be appreciated from those that have already taken the stumbles. Many thanx.. jt -- Jim Tolbert RiverRidge Consulting, LLC PO Box 536 Webster, WI 54893

[Xastir] Might the Garmin Astro system and Rino HCx units work with Xastir?

they declined. Does anyone know anyone in Garmin? Many thanks in advance for the input .. later.... jt -- Jim Tolbert Town of Sand Lake, Burnett County, WI 54893 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://list

[Xastir] Conversion of shape file coordinates

Wisconsin state coordinate system and in Long Lat. Should Arc View be able to output specific layers in various coordinate systems? Can I somehow put the equations for conversion into Xastir? Any ideas? Many thanx! jt -- Jim Tolbert RiverRidge Consulting, LLC PO Box 536 Webster, WI

[Xastir] Garmin Rino being dropped?

radio/gps/tracker that will work on the APRS network -- aka, a Rino for Ham? Many thanx... jt -- Jim Tolbert RiverRidge Consulting, LLC PO Box 536 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4398 home office 715-349-8993 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Xastir ma

[Xastir] Help! with Linux

OK... I made a really dumb move. I cleaned up and tossed the installation notes. On that was the Administrators password. Is there anyway to recover it? Is there anyway to reset it? If I reload Linux (openSUSE), will that take care of it? Yes, I know super dumb move, but besides that..

[Xastir] Questions about Xastir running under VMplayer

Hi, all. While I am working on trying get set up with Xastir & Garmin Rinos (BUT I CAN"T FIND ANY TO BORROW FOR FIELD TESTS!!!), a colleague is working on a setup of Xastir with a TNC, radios and trackers. His first approach was using VMplayer and here is his report. Any solution to

[Xastir] Kantronics kpc-3 vs kpc-2

Can anyone fill me in on the differences / advantages / disadvantages to the KPC-3 vs KPC-3+ vs KPC-2 vis a vis using the TNC with Xastir? Many thanx.. jt -- Jim & Peggy Tolbert 715-866-4398 home office 715-349-8993 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] __

[Xastir] Have lost the Online maps.... and a couple of other Q's

Hi, all.. Since I have loaded shapefile maps on my laptop (which I can see), I have been unable to get the online (terraserver) maps to show no matter what I have tried in the map chooser, map properties, map flushing or map reindexing. I obviously don't know what I am doing jus

[Xastir] I had a DBFAWKing success!

Thanks, everybody! Now it is on to hardware collection! Later jt -- Jim & Peggy Tolbert 715-866-4398 home office 715-349-8993 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailma

[Xastir] Radio frequency question from a simpleton

I am not Ham literate, but I stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night and I have ordered the license prep manual I have read that APRS is conducted on 144.39 Hz. My assumption is that there is nothing inherent in Xastir that is tied to that frequency, but rather the frequency is

[Xastir] Success with shapefiles!!!

what to tell her to change from what she did the first time? Many thanx....... jt Jim Tolbert 715-866-4398 home office 715-349-8993 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir

[Xastir] Trouble with ddf and tif maps

I down loaded several 24k DEM maps from Geo Community into a sub folder under usr/local/share/xastir/maps did tar -xf filename to unpack them, ran the chmod commands listed int he README.MAPS. Only one of the maps could be seen in the map chooser and loaded. The rest or them would list whe

[Xastir] finding the libraries to install

all on a CD and select CD in the Installation Source. Is that right? Unfortunately, I do not seem to be able to find: berkeley libxp-devel openmotif-devel Am I just missing them or are they on another website? Many thanx.. jt -- Jim Tolbert 715-349-8282 Shop 715-866-4398 home

[Xastir] Still struggling with connection to interent on a laptop

apparently still on this machine, can I connect /download through the windows side and somehow get what Linux wants? Sorry for the off topic questions... jt -- Jim Tolbert 715-866-4398 home office 715-349-8993 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Xastir

[Xastir] Portable Digipeater Antenna?

When considering adding a portable digipeater to a kit, what does an antenna mast buy you and what is the relationship between height and effectiveness? What is antenna height & specifications and equipment specifications that should be considered for a permanent antenna, centrally located in

Re: [Xastir] More system questions

For a portable digipeater . *) Steel ammo-can. $20 at Sportsmans Guide *) Large gell-cell. $190 for 55AH Optima Deep Cycle Marine *) Mobile antenna mounted to the lid, perhaps a 1/2 wave antenna so that it doesn't require a ground plane. $45 *) 2-meter handheld radio. $130 *) Kantronics K

Re: [Xastir] More system questions

Thanks Tom Yes... We live in the undeveloped boonies. But then, we like it that way . The one digipeater that is in out county is AAOKU-WL and 4min. What does that tell us? Thanks ... jt Tom Russo wrote: On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 03:37:52PM -0600, we recorded a bogon-computron

Re: [Xastir] More system questions

We are in Burnett County, Wisconsin, USA The county's limits are N46.159 to N45.641 and W92.034 to W92.886. I am in Siren, Wisconsin 54872 Curt, WE7U wrote: On Wed, 27 Jun 2007, Jim Tolbert wrote: How do I determine: * local APRS infrastructure * how the local

[Xastir] More system questions

astructure * how the local APRS infrastructure is loaded * if there is access to digipeaters. As usual, MANY THANX!!..... jt -- Jim Tolbert EMT-B [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xasti

Re: [Xastir] System cost options

Thanks for the suggestion. I noted in the MicroTrak 300 manual, "...power output in the range of 300 mW, and is capable of operating at extremely long ranges ...". My understanding of the problem with Garmin Rinos was that they were low power -- 1W or 5W -- meaning that the transmissi

[Xastir] System cost options

the Kenwood / GPS unit system or go now with one of the Rino options. I don't know what is available as far as funds.. I am just trying to get a good picture of the impact of the choices. Many thanx to all .. you have been VERY helpful..... jt -- Jim Tolbert EMT-B

Re: [Xastir] Newbee question re: Garmin Rino / Cygwin / Xastir and SAR

Thank you very much for the note! It is very helpful. Curt, WE7U wrote: On Mon, 25 Jun 2007, Jim Tolbert wrote: From a laptop at a ground search incident command, I would like to track, and plot the tracks of, up to 20 GPS units on ground searchers. It seems from what I have read that

[Xastir] Newbee question re: Garmin Rino / Cygwin / Xastir and SAR

hanks is advance for any comments and directions. -- Jim Tolbert EMT-B Webster, WI USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir