[Xastir] pos file

[Curt, WE7U]

On Fri, 22 May 2009, Keith Kaiser wrote:

> I would sure like this. I work several of these type events and the guy who 
> coordinates a good share of them is a die hard UiView nut. I say nut because 
> I still believe using software supported by a dead guy isn't all that 
> smart... LOL

A quick search via Google yielded this:

     http://www.rberger.com/radio/protocol.htm

Which says:

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"ITEMS:  Items are the same as objects, except that the Format
identifier
is a ), there is no time stamp, and the item name is variable length
from 3 to 9 bytes followed by the standard ! format posit.

     )ITEM!DDMM.hhN/DDDMM.hhW$...

This is the same format as the .POS files in the .POS directory."
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In case anyone doesn't recognize what this means, Xastir _does_
handle items just fine, so try sucking in the .POS file as an Xastir
log file (File->Open Log File) and see if you get items showing up
on your map.  Turn off transmit of objects/items (Interface->Disable
Transmit:Objects/Items) and you're set.

Try it and see.  I don't have any handy and haven't found any in
some quick searches.

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