[Xastir] Vehicle Android Computer

[Ed Bloom]

Thanks all for the replies.

I have ARPSDroid and the MobiLinkd TNC.

I was hoping there was a way (even if a touch on the bleeding edge) to 
get the APRS data on a vehicle display instead of using the cellphone 
/tablet.

73, Ed, KD9FRQ

On 6/9/2019 4:01 AM, Tom Henderson wrote:
> I'm using APRSDroid with the FTM-400 to display the data received by 
> the radio. The connection to the radio is made with a Yaesu serial 
> cable and a bluetooth serial adapter. This provides output only from 
> the radio, as Yaesu does not implement a full TNC.
>
> Tom Henderson
>
> On 6/8/19 7:50 PM, David Flood wrote:
>> Hello Ed,
>>
>> I don't think that anyone has packaged and submitted Xastir to the 
>> Google
>> App Store.
>>
>> The only Android APRS app I'm aware of is APRSDroid.?? I use it in 
>> Internet
>> mode on my phone occasionally but don't know if it will connect to a 
>> radio
>> or not.
>>
>> As for replacing the OS on your vehicle computer, you'd have to see 
>> if there
>> are any customer forums that discuss customizing your make/model of 
>> vehicle.
>> And especially if the OS is doing special things in the background 
>> that a
>> replacement OS might not know about.
>>
>> Your best bet might be to see if you can leave your vehicle computer 
>> alone
>> and just connect a second video source to the screen.?? Then you can 
>> use a
>> laptop or Raspberry Pi to run an open OS and Xastir as well as have 
>> physical
>> connections to a radio.
>>
>> Dave
>> KD7MYC
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Xastir [mailto:xastir-bounces at lists.xastir.org] On Behalf Of Ed 
>> Bloom
>> Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2019 04:11
>>
>> How do I get Xastir installed on a vehicle computer running Android 
>> and then
>> link my FTM-400 to the system so that the APRS is displayed on the 
>> screen?
>>
>> Or are there Linix based vehicle systems that can be installed to 
>> replace
>> the factory Android version?
>>
>> KD9FRQ
>>
>>
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