[Xastir] Feature updates?

[J Hunter]

Since we are talking about features.  There is a freebie piece of 
Emergency Management GIS software called MARPOLT and this software runs 
on the WIN32 platform.  Now one of the features I like about this 
mapping software is the ability to download tiger map lines directly 
from web and save them locally.

I know you can download the tiger info manually then do all the 
converting to make it run in Xastir, but I was thinking that having the 
same feature that MARP:OT has would be make things a little easier for 
users.  One scenario that comes to mind is if a SAR team receives a call 
from a county or other area outside of their normal operational area.  
All they would have to do prior to deployment would be to fire up the 
downloader and select the new area.

You'd really have to see how MARPLOT does this first hand to appreciate 
the feature/function.

Great software anyway you shake a stick at it though.

Jess
KC9QEA



Brett Friermood wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I remember I had a discussion with Curt quite a while ago about having the
> option to turn off transmitting of certain objects, but continue
> transmitting others. I was wondering if any work had been done on
> accomplishing that?
>
> I also have a suggestion to have a couple more audio alarms added. Currently
> Xastir can alert you when it has heard a new station, you have received a
> message, a station is located within your proximity settings, there is a
> band opening, and a weather alert has been received. I'm hoping additional
> alerts can be added for when your station transmits a position packet, and
> when that packet is echoed from a digipeater.
>
> I have had the opportunity to use a Kenwood TH-D7 while portable on a mock
> search and rescue when we were testing the digipeater function of a mobile
> mounted TM-D700. It was really nice using the D7 because I had it set to
> beep when it transmitted a position packet and also beep when the echo was
> heard from the digipeater. Because of this, just by ear I knew when I had
> transmitted my position, and when I had made it into the digipeater.
>
> These extra audio alerts don't seem like they would be too difficult to add,
> but I think they would be very helpful to have especially when mobile. And
> if they were set up just like the existing alerts anyone not wishing to use
> them could just turn them off.
>
> I recall seeing a version 2 mentioned at times on here. Does anyone know
> where any information on that is located? Would that be on the Xastir
> developer list?
>
> Thanks for the time,
> Brett
> KC9MWG
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