[Xastir] Map source?

2008-02-11 Thread Fred Hillhouse
Greetings, I stumbled across this website http://libremap.org/data/. Is the data here what Xastir needs? There are TIFFs for the topographical data as well as county data (outlines?) as SVG. I have found a library reference to the DRG CDs located at Southern New Hampshire University. I have not

[Xastir] Map source?

2008-02-11 Thread Fred Hillhouse
Greetings, I stumbled across this website http://libremap.org/data/. Is the data here what Xastir needs? There are TIFFs for the topographical data as well as county data (outlines?) as SVG. I have found a library reference to the DRG CDs located at Southern New Hampshire University. I have not

RE: [Xastir] Gating WX from IP to RF - THE SOLUTION

2007-12-04 Thread Fred Hillhouse
to use a tactical > callsign as my station call. This is all a big workaround > because Xastir doesn't directly support the Vantage Pro, and > I wanted my WX on the local RF network. I had to do the same > thing in a different way with UI-View. Make sense? > > 73, >

RE: [Xastir] Infinity GPS Microphone

2007-11-21 Thread Fred Hillhouse
> With enough capital, one could build a similar product that > uses APRS, and connects to any amateur handheld to give it > APRS capabilities. The RC-D710 provides a similar user > interface for the mobile crowd, but still requires an external GPS. > > James > VE6SRV Creativeness to the resc

RE: [Xastir] Infinity GPS Microphone

2007-11-20 Thread Fred Hillhouse
Interesting product! It is unclear how it interfaces with a radio but it looks like custom cables are available. It doesn't look like it has any mapping built-in. I had trouble just clicking on the links so here they are directly. http://www.infinitygear.com/images/pdfs/P1000RadioENGLISH.pdf http:

RE: [Xastir] Window version

2007-10-29 Thread Fred Hillhouse
> If you have access to the DRG map files, Xastir will work > well for you. Some libraries have these CD's available and > they're ok to copy per the USGS. I never thought of looking in the library! I will check the local library this week. > > I'm in SAR here in WA and have one touch-screen t

RE: [Xastir] Window version

2007-10-29 Thread Fred Hillhouse
> On Mon, 29 Oct 2007, Fred Hillhouse wrote: > > > When the entire map is loaded, is it local from that point forward? > > Yes and no. > > Xastir can do caching, but it depends on your window size and > you zoom level, and how you pan around. > > If you stic

RE: [Xastir] Window version

2007-10-29 Thread Fred Hillhouse
Greetings, What is the oldest Windows version, 98 or XP, that can run with the current revision? Any limitations? Any other thoughts that maybe somewhat related? I did notice with a particular mapping software I am using, tiles from the Teraserver quickly add up to more than 32K files in a direct