[Xastir] pos file

[Curt, WE7U]

On Thu, 21 May 2009, Keith Kaiser wrote:

> I'm working in a bike ride Sunday the 31st and I was sent a .pos file. I was 
> told it could be loaded into UiView or Xastir but I'm not sure how.
>
> It looks like this;
>
> *Lone Star Century May 31 2009
> A1!3851.26N/09453.59W/ 151st & New Century Parkway
> A2!3851.28N\09454.55Wa 151st & Moonlight Rd
>
> Is all I need to do is convert it to look like this to make it work with 
> Xastir?
>
> ;A1*311530z3851.26N/09453.59Wh151st & New Century Parkway
> ;A2*311530z3851.28N/09454.55Wa151st & Moonlight Rd

You've got the right idea but I'd have to look in the spec to see
the exact format, or turn off compressed objects and create a few,
then look in the file.

Xastir doesn't handle .pos files directly.

Be aware that creating objects in the manner you're describing will
cause Xastir to own them and therefore try to transmit them unless
you turn off object/item transmit on the Interface menu.

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