[Xastir] An Xastir story

[Gerry Creager]

The image is now accessible at ftp://aprs.tamu.edu/pub/Xastir/Images

gerry

Craig Anderson wrote:
> 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
>
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