[Xastir] Using time field data in Xastir objects plus trail colour

[Curt, WE7U]

On Mon, 31 Jan 2005, Gerry Creager N5JXS wrote:

> I'd really like to see a timestamp associated with 'em.  I think it'd be
> beneficial.  It's another datapoint that I happen to believe will
> benefit a number of groups.

A lot of trackers probably have the capability of sending the
current time, as it is available in the NMEA sentences they get from
the GPS'es.

A lot of mobile and home stations, even if a GPS is connected, are
not setting their time from the GPS, therefore their time is often
way off.

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