[Xastir] What's with the bullseye?

[Alex Carver]

--- Tom Russo <russo at bogodyn.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 04, 2007 at 03:40:10PM -0700, we
> recorded a bogon-computron collision of the
> <kf4lvz at yahoo.com> flavor, containing:
> > 3. He's being quite generous with UHF propagation.
> 
> > The repeater in Atlanta at 1000 feet doesn't even
> > reach the Alabama line at 146 MHz.
> 
> That was my impression --- it seems his ranges are
> ridiculous.
> 
> > Quite interesting anyway.  I guess it could be
> useful
> > for this application but wouldn't a PHG circle be
> easier?
> 
> One would have thought.  For more than one reason
> --- not the least of which
> is that Xastir is the only APRS client that actually
> displays such object
> decorations.  
> 
> As far as I can tell, he isn't sending that data out
> anymore anyway --- there
> are no raw packets to be had from findu, which means
> they were all from some
> time ago.  What does your station say for the last
> date/time of these packets?
> The fellow might have been experimenting with the
> feature and just didn't
> delete the object when he was done with it.

Info for the 440cvr and 441.7125 objects:


Packets received: 55     Last Heard: 09/04/2007
18:23:52
Object from: AI4PX
Heard last via Internet on device 0, and has moved
Data path: APX171,TCPIP*,qAC,SumterSC
Comment 09/04 18:23 : 441.7125 coverage
Comment 09/03 22:14 : Pmin45,Pmax70,441.7125 coverage
Current Power Gain: none
Distance from my station: 199.4 miles  Bearing from my
station: 82.4°
Last Position: 09/04  18:23   34 07.120N  080 56.230W 
                     EM94mc  

Packets received: 53     Last Heard: 09/04/2007
18:28:07
Object from: AI4PX
Heard last via Internet on device 0, and has moved
Data path: APX171,TCPIP*,qAC,SumterSC
Current Power Gain: none
Distance from my station: 199.4 miles  Bearing from my
station: 82.4°
Last Position: 09/04  18:28   34 07.120N  080 56.230W 
                     EM94mc  



       
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