Re: [Xastir] IGate into socal.aprs2.net?

2007-08-25 Thread Craig Anderson
Ooops. I may have an explanation for my problem. When I set up my 100 mile filter on the socal.aprs2.net INET interface, I used rounded LAT/LON numbers, which put the center of my filter 20 to 30 miles away from me. The stations I was missing were within 100 miles of me but maybe not the center

Re: [Xastir] IGate into socal.aprs2.net?

2007-08-24 Thread Craig Anderson
On Aug 24, 2007, at 4:56 PM, Curt, WE7U wrote: On Wed, 22 Aug 2007, Craig Anderson wrote: Or is it that Xastir marks a site as being from the TNC because it is first seen by the TNC? I believe if it is heard by the TNC at all (doesn't have to be first?) the flag gets set. Xastir treats RF-

Re: [Xastir] IGate into socal.aprs2.net?

2007-08-24 Thread Curt, WE7U
On Wed, 22 Aug 2007, Craig Anderson wrote: > Or is it that Xastir marks a site as being from the TNC > because it is first seen by the TNC? I believe if it is heard by the TNC at all (doesn't have to be first?) the flag gets set. Xastir treats RF-heard stations as a higher priority than INET-hea

Re: [Xastir] IGate into socal.aprs2.net?

2007-08-22 Thread Craig Anderson
Yup, I have the callpass and I get no complaints. I find it very strange. I see a lot of activity in my area but a whole lot of sites that only show up through the TNC. Some of these sites are digipeaters that show up in the path on many NET sites. They are all within my 100 mile filter and sh

Re: [Xastir] IGate into socal.aprs2.net?

2007-08-22 Thread Matt Werner
Did you enter in the passcode for connecting to the server? This code (numeric) is generated based on your callsign. There's a small program that generates it (I believe it's called callpass although someone may correct me). The tier2 servers run the same software as the tier1 servers do - there

[Xastir] IGate into socal.aprs2.net?

2007-08-22 Thread Craig Anderson
Hi all, I was trying to IGate into socal.aprs2.net and it wasn't working. After investigating, I think the aprs2.net machines want "Q codes" to be included in the packets. Is this what is preventing my packets to be included in the aprs2.net info? Can Xastir IGate to these machines? Tha