adingbatponder  👾Jan 24
#packetradio using #digirig #aprs #direwolf #xastir #socat #packetradio #nixos #configurationdotnix #udev #ft818 #yaesuft818 #hamradio #resilientcommunication #Notfallkommunikation detailed setup video --->
https://youtu.be/smrTgJLs9Hg?si=i-F-vbtN7xKqZQTA
[ background info also under
https://themodernham.com/packet-radio-101-the-ultimate-guide/ (slow link)
https://youtu.be/V0FAzMIsxMg?si=vnqJyVgwbIoq-Gnm ]
Kelvin n0mql EN35ldDec 9, 2024

I need help from #FediHams

I use a pi with #DireWolf and #xastir for an #APRS 2-way i-gate.

We have a bad actor in the area.

ANY time I hear the #RigBlaster clicking multiple times within 15 seconds, I check the Direwolf terminal, & invariably it's this yahoo whose stuff is configured wrong. He's been contacted via email, but no response.

I do know that there are filtering things in Direwolf, but it looks like Xastir nonetheless overrides & re-transmits this dope's packets.
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Show threadSebastian DO2SGFMay 30, 2024
@M0CUV #xastir and #yaac is what I use from time to time for that
Show threadDevinJan 8, 2024

Some minor progress. I managed to construct a 'cable' according to the top diagram from the last post and it's ugly but actually works. I'm able to both receive audio at the KPC-3 and trigger TX on my Alinco DJ-G5.

Next step is probably to put the KPC in KISS mode and start up #Xastir, but I'm holding off on that until I read a little more.

Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/3Sep 19, 2023
I just added #howarduniversityhospital to the #aprs map using #xastir running on a #raspberrypi3 #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio
Ben AI6YRJul 26, 2023
Ah, found another place where that logo has been used forever... #Xastir (APRS).
Kelvin n0mql EN35ldJul 10, 2023

I believe there's a recent software glitch at aprs.fi that has maybe not yet been appreciated.

Here's "my" station's i-Gated map for all of June-23, followed by "my" station's i-Gated map for the first 9 days of July-23.
#HamRadio #aprs #xastir #DireWolf

I'm not saying there isn't more traffic/data. There is. But aprs.fi is giving our iGate an order of magnitude more credit than is due. Somebody broke something.

F4FXL/KC3FRA Apr 10, 2023
I always foudn the #Xastir documentation on how to build it from source very frustrating... Here is my take on it.... #APRS #hamradio https://www.f4fxl.org/building-xastir-from-sources/
Building Xastir from sources

Most of Linux distributions have Xastir in their repositories , yet most of the time it is not the latest version or it is seriously outdated. Let's see how we can build the latest version from…

F4FXL
Show threadKelvin n0mql EN35ldMar 8, 2023

@KC8JC Here's another thing that I feel I'm
this->||<-close
to having figured out, though I don't yet know if anyone's done it.

I have the #APRS iOS app called aprs.fi.

It can connect to a radio with a TNC. OK, so why can't it connect via my local WiFi network to the #Pat or #Direwolf or #Xastir that's running on my pi, and use THAT iGate to TX an APRS message over the VHF radio?

Also, same question, but on the RX side.

Show threadScott ReddNov 28, 2022
@w8emv There’s a lot about #APRS that I don’t understand. I’m having fun trying, though. I’m using #Xastir as my client, but not sure what’s the best one for me.