[Xastir] New user to xastir program

[Russell Blair]

Thanks David, for all your help how I need to make up my mind on just 
what I'm going to do about all this info..Thanks


Now I need some coffie to get the day going.

Russell NC5O
Newbie on linuxmint

On 8/6/2016 11:20 PM, David Ranch wrote:
> Hello Russell,
>
>> Well David, What I was doing on my Windows 7, Cross County Wireless 
>> (CCW) APRS Messager it would APRS signal from HF ( PSK 63-MFSK 16 and 
>> others) and with the program it would send it to the internet. Also I 
>> was doing ProPNet on the HF as well....Messager has it TNC , Now 
>> along with messager I was using UZ7HO program for AX25 in the same 
>> way, and when Message would tx, so would UZ7HO would to, using Kiss 
>> port 4000 between the two.
>
> Ok, I've heard of Cross Country Wireless but I've never used it. I 
> read up on "Messager" program and it seems to be an all in one digital 
> modes + AX.25 + APRS program in one
>
>
>> Now that I can get messager to run wine, but I can get UZ7HO to work 
>> in wine to 300 buad on HF.  ? will xastir key the Radio using vox.. 
>> and do APRS Beacon using my location and then,  I have other question 
>> about Mint18 because I am a newbie on this OS, S I can use all the 
>> help I can get.
>>
>> All of my APRS and ProPNet work has been on the HF bands mostly on 30m.
>
> I encourage you to try running native programs and NOT run Wine. 
> Giving comparables:
>
> Windows7 : Mint 18
> UZ7HO using TCP-KISS : Direwolf using TCP-KISS
> CCW Messenger : DIrewolf APRS (sending objects and being an iGate only)
> CCW Messenger : Xastir APRS (GUI to show icons on maps, send messages, 
> etc)
>
> Beyond that, no one Linux program supports all the modes that CCW 
> Messenger *but* you CAN get very close if you run Fldigi for the 
> digital modes, link it into Linux's AX.25 stack, and then run programs 
> like Xastir.  I've done this very thing and it's written up here: 
> http://www.trinityos.com/HAM/CentosDigitalModes/hampacketizing-centos.html#16b.hf-ax25 
> .  It's a complex path to get all that going but once done, your setup 
> will be able to do what you want and a whole lot more too.
>
> To your other questions:
>
>    - Direwolf DOES support 300BAUD AFSK packet and supports some PSK 
> modes but it doesn't support PSK63
>      - It does support other modes too: 
> https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/raw/dev/doc/2400-4800-PSK-for-APRS-Packet-Radio.pdf
>    - Fldigi does support PSK63 and many many other modes
>
>    - Xastir doesn't work with the radio, the software TNC does
>       - Yes, Direwolf can use VOX but it's best to use serial port 
> controlled PTT - page 64 - 
> https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/raw/dev/doc/User-Guide.pdf
>
> --David
> KI6ZHD
>
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