[Xastir] An Xastir story

[Craig Anderson]

Hi Bernard,
	I have one photo readily available.  I have more but
have no where to post them and I think everyone would
get upset if I mailed even one 3MB picture to the list.  :-)
Here is what is currently available.

http://www.stratofox.org/images/biolaunch-flight-ge-20070511.jpg

If they get set up somewhere I'll send a pointer to the list.

I agree, usefulness is what it's all about.  That's why my
other passion is emergency communications (not that I
get to use it all that much :-).  But being that geo-location
is so fundamental to a *lot* of activities, Xastir is a very
important contribution.

Craig


On Jun 5, 2007, at 9:32 AM, Bernard Michael Tyers wrote:

> On 13/05/07, Craig Anderson <acraiga at pacbell.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> Xastir was truly the key to finding that balloon.
>>
>> Thanks guys.  A *very* nice program.
>>
>> Craig
>> n6yxk
>
> Nice story. any photos? I always like to see photos of the
> tool/hardware in operation.
>
> I was involved with a hillwalking festival at the weekend in Ireland,
> which was tracking walkers, some being licensed operators.
>
> The "non-licensed" people on the walk very impressed that a) people
> were giving up their time to do it, and b) that there was useful
> technology involved in amateur radio ("i thought you just listened to
> ships" someone said to me).
>
> Its a nice feeling when your hobby has an actual useful purpose.
>
> thanks
> bernard
>
> EI8FDB