Re: [Xastir] Objects

2008-10-30 Thread Craig Anderson
The best way to handle this is run your APRS stations on a frequency other than 144.39. This assumes you don't need, or can replace, all the digipeaters and other infrastructure on 144.39. Craig On Oct 30, 2008, at 9:22 AM, Keith Kaiser wrote: More specifically Curt what I would like to

[Xastir] Server ports question?

2008-09-20 Thread Craig Anderson
Hi all, I'm having a problem with the server ports on Xastir. I have 2 perl scripts that connect to the Xastir server port and manipulate the data coming out. They both work fine until one of them exits (usually I kill it to make changes and restart it). Once I kill one of them the

Re: [Xastir] Local Info, repeaters and object.log

2008-08-08 Thread Craig Anderson
How about converting the splat output from each repeater into Multi-line objects that can be injected into an Xastir server port. With the above info in a database, it may be easier to just have the user enter their location on a web page and get back an estimation of what repeaters will likely

Re: [Xastir] Change to mailing list settings

2008-06-17 Thread Craig Anderson
Yes, but the opposite can also occur, embarrassing yourself greatly. Do be careful. I would suggest a note be inserted in the process of subscribing to the email list letting new users know what the default is. Craig On Jun 17, 2008, at 11:26 AM, Jeremy Utley wrote: On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at

Re: [Xastir] DBFAWK and map symbols

2008-05-23 Thread Craig Anderson
The DBFAWK files I sent out on May 14 do mimic the online tiger maps. If you can't find it in your past mail listings let me know and I can send them to you. Craig n6yxk On May 23, 2008, at 10:40 AM, Tom Russo wrote: On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 01:34:47PM -0400, we recorded a bogon- computron

[Xastir] Tiger 2007 map displays....

2008-05-14 Thread Craig Anderson
Hi all, I've been hacking on the dbfawk files that Richard Polivka, N6NKO put together and have come up with a map display that approximates the Online Tiger maps, except they're built out of local Tiger/Line data files. One part is the dbfawk files and the other is modifications to

[Xastir] Zypad?

2008-04-24 Thread Craig Anderson
Anyone seen this before as a possible Xastir platform? http://www.arcom.com/wearable_computer/Zypad/default.htm Craig ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir

Re: [Xastir] version interactions?

2008-04-11 Thread Craig Anderson
Hi all, I think I have narrowed the problems down to the Debian machine and not the Mac OS X. I haven't change the OS X machine in months but the Debian machine is currently under constant change. I've switched back to the Debian standard Xastir version 1.8.2 and this still has the

Re: [Xastir] Re: Xastir web interface?

2008-04-02 Thread Craig Anderson
Xastir can be a long process to get installed, especially on Windowz boxes. A web interface allows anyone who shows up in the EOC to see what we see without the hassle of installing Xastir. This goes double for transient EOC visitors during a disaster like National Guard, FBI, FEMA, and others

[Xastir] Perl code for xastir server ports?

2008-03-13 Thread Craig Anderson
Hi all, Does anyone have an example or a fragment of perl code that will access the Xastir server ports and move or interact with position reports? Not being a big perl hack it will take me quite a while to put that together but if someone has already created such a miracle I would

Re: [Xastir] An idea rfid APRS?

2008-02-27 Thread Craig Anderson
Hi Dave, I guess what your suggesting is a gateway between RFID and APRS, where RFID information gets injected into the APRS world. You'd need an RFID scanner that would take all the tags it sees and make an APRS object out of each. Though each object is going to have your current

Re: [Xastir] possible feature request: new select station types to display dialog?

2008-02-11 Thread Craig Anderson
Hi Jason, You are exactly right. All the functionality to do what you want is there, it just isn't easily accessible. Xastir needs a better layering mechanism. The ability to turn on or off map (and object) layers more easily than the Map Chooser and the View-Mobile Stations etc. Now,

[Xastir] Xastir compiled static?

2007-11-18 Thread Craig Anderson
Hi all, I must be get'n old and out of touch. But I remember the days when we used to compile things static and not have all these dynamic libraries that get lost and out of date and incompatible. Is it even possible to compile Xastir statically and end up with one giant binary that is

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

2007-08-25 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?

2007-08-25 Thread Craig Anderson
of my filter. Sorry all, Craig n6yxk On Aug 24, 2007, at 11:46 PM, Craig Anderson wrote: 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

[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?

Re: [Xastir] An Xastir story

2007-06-06 Thread Craig Anderson
Hello all, The pictures from this expedition are now in ftp://aprs.tamu.edu/ Xastir/Images thanks to Gerry Creager. Included is a file with the captions to each picture. Craig ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org

Re: [Xastir] An Xastir story

2007-06-06 Thread Craig Anderson
into the technology underlying GoogleEarth. The Stanford project web site is: http://ssdl.stanford.edu/ssdl/index.php Craig On Jun 6, 2007, at 9:14 AM, Bernard Michael Tyers wrote: On 06/06/07, Craig Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all, The pictures from this expedition are now in ftp

Re: [Xastir] CAD object transmissions?

2007-05-16 Thread Craig Anderson
That would be hugely useful to me. The ability to create a coordinated, distributed, common operating picture for a search rescue effort. Like NetMeeting for SR. Could I talk someone into that? :-) Craig On May 16, 2007, at 1:03 PM, Tom Russo wrote: On Wed, May 16, 2007 at 01:00:13PM

Re: [Xastir] CAD object transmissions?

2007-05-16 Thread Craig Anderson
, 2007, at 2:08 PM, Curt, WE7U wrote: On Wed, 16 May 2007, Craig Anderson wrote: That would be hugely useful to me. The ability to create a coordinated, distributed, common operating picture for a search rescue effort. Like NetMeeting for SR. Could I talk someone into that? :-) Question

[Xastir] An Xastir story

2007-05-12 Thread Craig Anderson
Hi all, I must tell you all how excellent Xastir is. This last Friday a student project at Stanford (http://ssdl.stanford.edu/ssdl/index.php? option=com_weblinkscatid=55Itemid=44) launched a research balloon and I used Xastir to track it and recover it. I work with a group called

Re: [Xastir] Tiger2006 maps problem?

2007-05-12 Thread Craig Anderson
Hi Tom and all, I got the Tiger 2006 maps to work and they have fills and colors. This is on Linux Fedora Core 6. But I must say that the Online/Tiger2003 maps on a Mac look gorgeous! They have nice colors and complete fills (oceans that are all blue, as opposed to the Tiger 2006

Re: [Xastir] Tiger2006 maps problem?

2007-05-08 Thread Craig Anderson
Hi Tom, I hope your processing works better than mine. All the maps I generated had no fills and no colors. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. :-) Thanks, Craig On May 7, 2007, at 3:47 PM, Tom Russo wrote: On Sun, May 06, 2007 at 09:16:59AM -0600, we recorded a bogon-

Re: [Xastir] Tiger2006 maps problem?

2007-05-08 Thread Craig Anderson
Hi Tom, I have PCRE installed. The error message I get is: No DBFAWK signature for tiger2006/AK/tgr020132shppolyA.shp! Using default. I tried changing the filenames around to make it happy but that didn't seem to help (or I couldn't figure out the naming scheme). I started out

Re: [Xastir] Tiger2006 maps problem?

2007-05-07 Thread Craig Anderson
Thanks very much Tom. I've been downloading and converting the west-coast states myself, and it is a long process. I still don't know if I'm doing it right. :-) Though your previous directions helped a lot. I must say that the maps are the hardest part of Xastir. If there were some way to

[Xastir] Tiger map data?

2007-04-11 Thread Craig Anderson
Hello all, I've downloaded the Tiger 2006 maps from tamu.edu and installed them and they work fine. But they are basically all grey, whereas the online maps are multi-colored and are much easier to use. Do I have the 2006 maps mis-configured? What data is being served by the online

Re: [Xastir] Compiling version 1.8.5

2007-04-05 Thread Craig Anderson
That's exactly what I'm getting. I was about to send mail but hadn't gotten there yet. I'm trying to compile on Fedora Core 6 with all the libraries except GDAL. Craig On Apr 5, 2007, at 9:19 AM, Barrie McConnell wrote: I am trying to build 1.8.5 but I am getting errors. I am wondering

[Xastir] APRSD experience?

2007-03-24 Thread Craig Anderson
Hi all, Sorry this is off topic but I was hoping someone either had experience with this, or know where to ask about it. How do I get aprsd to connect to the AX.25 interface instead of directly into the TNC? I want to have a set of machines (most won't have screens) that all share the

Re: [Xastir] Xastir and TCP/IP over AX.25 coexistence?

2007-02-05 Thread Craig Anderson
Excellent! That's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks very much, Craig On Feb 5, 2007, at 5:43 AM, Lance Cotton wrote: Craig Anderson wrote: Does anyone know a way to get Xastir to share the AX.25 interface with TCP/IP? Just a sanity check - is your Xastir TNC interface type AX25 TNC

Re: [Xastir] Xastir and TCP/IP over AX.25 coexistence?

2007-02-05 Thread Craig Anderson
I have the TCP/IP as part of a RACES network and I plan to use APRS on the same frequency, but only during an EOC activation, to track the deployed people. Both APRS and TCP/IP/AX.25 will not likely be used very much during a deployment because we don't have many people with TNCs. But once I get

Re: [Xastir] Xastir and TCP/IP over AX.25 coexistence?

2007-02-05 Thread Craig Anderson
: On Feb 5, 2007, at 11:00 AM, Craig Anderson wrote: I want to be able to pick up the APRS packets at those hill-top radios but display them back in the EOC. If you're talking about an RF solution, you just described a digi... What should run on the hill-top computer? Is there a simple

[Xastir] Xastir and TCP/IP over AX.25 coexistence?

2007-02-04 Thread Craig Anderson
Hi all, I sent a question like this a week or so ago, but I evidently wasn't yet a full member of the list so I didn't see my message go out or any replies come back, so I'm asking it again. I'm running Fedora Core 2 with TCP/IP over AX.25 configured and working fine. When I run Xastir