[Xastir] xastir multiple instances

[Bill Bird]

Curt, WE7U wrote:

 >Both.  Set up aprsd to be your gateway.  Connect Xastir to the same
 >port but don't set up igating on it.  That way you've nicely
 >separated your server/client process, and can share ports.  You can
 >also create multiple users and start up multiple Xastir clients that
 >way, all sharing the same port.  You just have to type "xhost
 >localhost" as the user who owns the X11 screen so that the other
 >users can also put GUI windows onto X11.  I suppose you could also
 >switch to another virtual console and start up more copies of X11 as
 >different users also, if you have enough CPU/memory for that.

I might be missing the solution I'm looking for (in the answer above)...

I like to view the local APRS on RF here in St. Louis on computers in my 
basement, 1st floor, and second floor as I move around around my home.  I've 
used different configurations of VNC, AGW_Packet Engine, and filtered internet 
servers to accomplish viewing packets on the three computers.

For transmit I always make sure only one instance of xastir (or sometimes 
WinAPRS) is set to allow tranmit so I, 1) don't cause a set of extra ack's if 
all instances are set to KG0YJ and someone sends me an APRS message or 2) I 
don't have extra confusion and RF by having one instance be KG0YJ    , another 
be KG0YJ-3, and the third KG0YJ-4 or some other dash number and they all have 
the same lat/long - my house.

Is there any way around this so I don't have to turn off tx on one instance 
before I turn it on at another and yet avoid extra RF transmissions?

Thanks,

Bill
KG0YJ
(using Xastir on Slackware 8)