[Xastir] Repeater display

[Troy M Campbell]

>Everyone else is suggesting a way to view these locally; If I understand you
>correctly, you want to broadcast them via RF for others to see.

I want that and to broadcast a few of them.  

>If I am correct, I can think of two options:
>
>Option 1
>Xastir uses an object.log file (in ~/.xastir/config ) You can slightly change
>the format of your file and append it to your object.log file and Xastir
>should take it from there; you may have to stop Xastir, edit the log file,
>then re-start Xastir

That'd do it.  That's exactly what I need.

>Option 2
>A bit more code, but have a perl script read the data file, create an object
>"packet" and inject that packet into the Server port of Xastir.
>If you choose this route, you may want to have a look at what I have done here:
>http://mckeehan.homeip.net/amateurradio/APRS/aprstracker.htm
>And steal the code to UploadSignPost and whatever else looks handy :-)

Now that's cool!  If I could get some time I'd use perl/TK and make a little
tool to do that.     


>Option 1 seems easiest to me. To find the format of the object.log file,
>simply create an object in Xastir - it will add an entry to this log.



That's what I was looking for.   Thanks!

Troy M. Campbell
KC0MIC

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