[Xastir] Xastir control API?

[Tom Hayward]

On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 9:47 AM, David A. Ranch <xastir at trinnet.net> wrote:
> Thoughts?   And yes, I realize I could do this just with the Linux "beacon"
> command to send an APRS formatted UI string but it would be nice to have
> Xastir running more often.
>
> --David

I think you're onto something here... run Xastir all the time, but
disable beaconing. Use cron and "beacon" to beacon, or use the Xastir
equivalent, xastir_udp_client http://www.xastir.org/wiki/Server_Port.
With both of these options, you have to generate the packet string
yourself, so maybe not exactly what you're looking for.

Tom KD7LXL