[Xastir] Built on Linux-PPC, but can't transmit my position

[Jeff Laughlin]

Hey

I just built the latest XASTIR, xastir114-2003-Mar-03, on a PowerMac 7500 
running Yellow Dog Linux. So there's one more platform to chalk up on the 
list. Actually I've also built previous versions on YDL as well. You can 
see some screenshots of it running in my balloon tracking archive on 
http://airtime.vtc.edu

Everything has been going pretty smoothly, it's talking to the serial ports 
and my GPS unit and my TH-D7a. The problem I'm having is that it will NOT 
transmit my position! I can create an object on the map and it transmits 
the OBJECT'S position, so I KNOW it's able to talk to the TNC. But I set 
the beacon interval to 30 seconds and it never transmits. I click "Transmit 
Now!" and it doesn't. BTW I DID check "Allow Transmit" :)

To debug the problem I ran a null-modem cable over to my other box and 
sniffed XASTIR's serial output. It appears to correctly initialize the TNC, 
and again if I create an object or send a message, it gets sent to the TNC 
correctly. But my own station position reports never get sent to the TNC.

I'm not an XASTIR newb, I've been playing around with it for years. But 
this is the first time I've ever used it for TRANSMITTING. What am I doing 
wrong?
-73, Jeff

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