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

2008-10-26 Thread Jim Tolbert
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] ___ Xastir

[Xastir] Change representation of Shapefile points based on zoom

2008-10-23 Thread Jim Tolbert
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

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

2008-10-23 Thread Jim Tolbert
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 with wild combinations of attribute values, but we can't do it all. -- Jim Tolbert [EMAIL PROTECTED

[Xastir] problems getting the installed libraries to show up

2008-10-20 Thread Jim Tolbert
! 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

2008-10-19 Thread Jim Tolbert
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] Anyone in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro that could get together with me is week?

2008-10-04 Thread Jim Tolbert
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 Xastir

[Xastir] Inter-program communication feature request

2008-09-10 Thread Jim Tolbert
then 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] Xastir 1.9.4 Released

2008-08-16 Thread Jim Tolbert
://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 mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http

[Xastir] GPS Accuracy -- relative vs absolute

2008-08-16 Thread Jim Tolbert
... 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-bin/mailman

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

2008-08-16 Thread Jim Tolbert
), 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 mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman

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

2008-08-16 Thread Jim Tolbert
* :) ___ 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 home office [EMAIL PROTECTED

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

2008-08-11 Thread Jim Tolbert
to 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] Working with CAD Polygons

2008-07-02 Thread Jim Tolbert
document. Many thanx jt -- Jim Tolbert, KC9MXT [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir

Re: [Xastir] Working with CAD Polygons

2008-07-02 Thread Jim Tolbert
... jt Curt, WE7U wrote: On Wed, 2 Jul 2008, Jim Tolbert wrote: Newbie question working with CAD Polygons I can insert them via the MapDraw CAD ObjectsCAD Polygons, but how to I change the font, text color, text size, background, fill of the polygon while inserting and how do I modify

[Xastir] DAO extended-precision construct

2008-07-02 Thread Jim Tolbert
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

[Xastir] SX Blue II GPS

2008-04-29 Thread Jim Tolbert
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, LLC PO Box

[Xastir] SAR groups using Xastir

2008-03-18 Thread Jim Tolbert
a 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

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

2008-02-21 Thread Jim Tolbert
!! 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] HP Compaq 2133 with Linux for Mobile Xastir?

2008-02-21 Thread Jim Tolbert
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] Starting with a scanned USGS 7.5 paper map....

2008-01-19 Thread Jim Tolbert
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 office

[Xastir] Many thanks, guys!

2007-12-23 Thread Jim Tolbert
. https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=209pID=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 [EMAIL PROTECTED

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

2007-12-22 Thread Jim Tolbert
, 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 Consulting, LLC PO Box

[Xastir] All DRGs are not always the same!

2007-12-11 Thread Jim Tolbert
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. Later. jt -- Jim Tolbert RiverRidge Consulting, LLC PO Box 536 Webster, WI

[Xastir] All DRGs are not always the same!

2007-12-11 Thread Jim Tolbert
by the fact 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 RiverRidge

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

2007-12-05 Thread Jim Tolbert
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 ViewAll Stations

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

2007-12-05 Thread Jim Tolbert
Sorry. and under StationFilter 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 ViewAll Stations

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

2007-12-05 Thread Jim Tolbert
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 predefined objects. Many Thanks.. jt -- Jim Tolbert RiverRidge

Re: [Xastir] Xastir and serial port issues

2007-12-04 Thread Jim Tolbert
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 set the parameters of the port

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

2007-12-04 Thread Jim Tolbert
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: Thanks, Curt

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

2007-12-03 Thread Jim Tolbert
the 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] Is traffic encryption possible?

2007-11-09 Thread Jim Tolbert
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

2007-10-07 Thread Jim Tolbert
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 stumblesgrin. Many thanx.. jt -- Jim Tolbert RiverRidge Consulting, LLC PO Box 536 Webster, WI 54893 715

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

2007-09-07 Thread Jim Tolbert
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://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin

[Xastir] Conversion of shape file coordinates

2007-08-22 Thread Jim Tolbert
, in the 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?

2007-08-13 Thread Jim Tolbert
/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 mailing list

[Xastir] Help! with Linux

2007-08-03 Thread Jim Tolbert
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

[Xastir] Questions about Xastir running under VMplayer

2007-08-02 Thread Jim Tolbert
Hi, all. While I am working on trying get set up with Xastir Garmin Rinos (BUT I CANT 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

2007-07-28 Thread Jim Tolbert
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

2007-07-24 Thread Jim Tolbert
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

[Xastir] Radio frequency question from a simpleton

2007-07-19 Thread Jim Tolbert
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

[Xastir] Portable Digipeater Antenna?

2007-06-30 Thread Jim Tolbert
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

2007-06-28 Thread Jim Tolbert
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

[Xastir] More system questions

2007-06-27 Thread Jim Tolbert
* 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@xastir.org http

Re: [Xastir] More system questions

2007-06-27 Thread Jim Tolbert
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 APRS

Re: [Xastir] More system questions

2007-06-27 Thread Jim Tolbert
Thanks Tom Yes... We live in the undeveloped boonies. But then, we like it that way grin. 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

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

2007-06-26 Thread Jim Tolbert
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

Re: [Xastir] System cost options

2007-06-26 Thread Jim Tolbert
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

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

2007-06-25 Thread Jim Tolbert
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