I have been testing that yesterday, and managed to position a car right next to your front door... will check agn.. Rein >Hi, > >I discovered one issue: for negative latitude positions the sign does >not seem to be transmitted to the APRS client and therefoer the >stations around Sydney end-up east of Japan. > >Best regards, > >John > >On 12/23/10, John Douyere wrote: >> Hi Rein and Per, >> >> The net interface to the client works and it provides a very effective >> interface with Xastir under Linux. >> >> Well done, this is very nice and a great sell-able feature. >> >> I haven't tried with UI-View under Windows but I will. >> >> In terms of functions, how difficult would it be to add the TX side for >> messages sending and position reporting from within the APRS clients? >> >> I know it's a bit of a duplicate with the client but it brings all the APRS >> function under one roof and may open the door to automatic answering for >> acknowledged unproto messages as used in Ui-View and it seems in Xastir >> too. >> >> Also, would it be possible to have an optional parameter for ~GETNEAR to >> specify the number of stations to report back? >> >> Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year. >> >> 73's, John (VK2ETA) >> >> On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 10:28 PM, Rein Couperus wrote: >> >>> You can use several servers at the same time with xastir, so when you are >>> at home with an >>> internet connection you can set more than 1 interface. >>> Go to the Interface tab and set: >>> >>> Device 0 UP Internet Server netherlands.aprs2.net >>> Device 1 UP Internet Server localhost 8063 >>> >>> Both interfaces will deliver posits and traces in exactly the same way, >>> I made the jpskmail posits compatible with the ones coming from the >>> internet. >>> >>> jpskmail listens to: >>> plain posits from clients and servers (you need server 1.0.28 for that) >>> the posits you get by issuing a ~GETNEAR command to the server, >>> which are the aprs stations and objects in your neighbourhood. >>> >>> This way the combination of xastir and jPSKmail form an unbeatable >>> tactical messaging and mapping system for your public service support >>> effort... >>> >>> 73, >>> >>> Rein PA0R >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >Hi John, >>> > >>> >Well, I havent got a complete list of what is sent :-). >>> >Basically I built the server socket and handling of clients, it actually >>> >handles multiple clients simultaneously if you wish (you can connect >>> >ui-view and xastir at the same time and compare). I then started adding >>> >a call to the objects sendmessage method wherever aprs data was received >>> >by the client. Rein added calls to the socket at more places and made it >>> >work with ~GETNEAR etc while in a connected session. >>> >So, basically it should display all aprs position data handled by >>> >jpskmail and received over the air. I have not made it plot incoming >>> >data from internet servers (perhaps Rein did), that could of course be >>> >added easily. >>> > >>> >73 de Per, sm0rwo >>> > >>> > >>> >ons 2010-12-22 klockan 21:21 +1100 skrev John Douyere: >>> >> Hi Per, >>> >> >>> >> Yes I saw the code and GUI settings. What is sent via the port to the >>> >> APRS client? >>> >> >>> >> Stations heard over HF only or also the ones picked-up from the >>> >> APRS-IS network and if so are there any filters? >>> >> >>> >> Regards, >>> >> >>> >> John >>> >> >>> >> On 12/22/10, Pär Crusefalk wrote: >>> >> > Hi John, >>> >> > >>> >> > Have you tried to connect an aprs mapping client to jpskmail yet? >>> >> > If you should find the time then it would be great if you could >>> connect >>> >> > something like xastir or perhaps ui-view to jpskmail and get all the >>> >> > aprs data on the maps there. Its a great feature and would be great >>> >> > if >>> >> > you could test it at your end too (only if you should have time to >>> spare >>> >> > of course). >>> >> > >>> >> > I have implemented the necessary settings in preferences so you can >>> >> > enable/disable the server socket and select what port it listens to. >>> >> > Just create a new connection to an internet server at localhost and >>> aprs >>> >> > data should be visible on that map. >>> >> > >>> >> > 73 de Per, sm0rwo >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >> >