[OZAPRS] VK APRS and google earth

Andrew Rich vk4tec at people.net.au
Wed Apr 2 07:42:13 EST 2008


I would also like ot ask if you want the scripts to kill of old stations ?

At the moment if it hears a station, it will get an entry and stay there 
forever.

Maybe a 24 hour kill off ? 60 mins ?

What do you think ?

Two different scripts ?

Maybe I can build the time into the url




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Walmsley" <dave at hunterlink.net.au>
To: "Australian APRS Users" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 4:45 AM
Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] VK APRS and google earth


> Andrew (and all),
> I've been on air overnight, but not seeing my callsign in the Google 
> list(http://vk4tec.no-ip.org/cgi-bin/google_vk2.cgi). It shows up on 
> aprs.fi (http://aprs.fi/?c=raw&call=vk2xpx*&limit=50 ).
>
> Any idea what's happening?
>
> For those that may be interested I'm using a Foxtrack and an old Alinco HH 
> with a 1/4 wave mag base on the shed roof for testing.
>
> I've had trouble configuring the foxtrack, find that tinytrack config 
> version 1 is the only one that will work, but some features (like smart 
> beaconing) are not available with that version.
>
> I'll go live in the next few days and hope to get to the Westlakes day on 
> Sunday to compare notes with the locals (and clear out some stuff from the 
> 'shack').
>
>
> Dave
> VK2XPX
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Andrew Rich" <vk4tec at people.net.au>
> To: "Australian APRS Users" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 6:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] VK APRS and google earth
>
>
>> Done
>>
>> Google earth - state based aprs traffic.
>>
>> The locations come form 
>> http://db.aprsworld.net/datamart/googleEarth.php?call=
>>
>> Add these as network links. The VK one still remains
>>
>> http://vk4tec/no-ip.org/cgi-bin/google_vk1.cgi
>> http://vk4tec/no-ip.org/cgi-bin/google_vk2.cgi
>> http://vk4tec/no-ip.org/cgi-bin/google_vk3.cgi
>> http://vk4tec/no-ip.org/cgi-bin/google_vk4.cgi
>> http://vk4tec/no-ip.org/cgi-bin/google_vk5.cgi
>> http://vk4tec/no-ip.org/cgi-bin/google_vk6.cgi
>> http://vk4tec/no-ip.org/cgi-bin/google_vk7.cgi
>> http://vk4tec/no-ip.org/cgi-bin/google_vk8.cgi
>>
>> My pos has always been with in 30 m
>>
>> Check your datum
>>
>> Andrew VK4TEC
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Dave Walmsley" <dave at hunterlink.net.au>
>> To: "Australian APRS Users" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 4:43 AM
>> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] VK APRS and google earth
>>
>>
>>> Andrew,
>>>
>>> I tried this last night. Thankyou!
>>>
>>> Some of the local stations seem a bit out(e.g. Westlakes, VK2ATZ, is 
>>> several hundred metres north of the real position), is it possible there 
>>> is a problem with co-ordinate systems?
>>>
>>> Also, rather than the whole country, what about state based? That would 
>>> reduce the amount of data.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: <vk4tec at people.net.au>
>>> To: <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
>>> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 11:46 PM
>>> Subject: [OZAPRS] VK APRS and google earth
>>>
>>>
>>> As an experiment, I have a script that is building a list of VK APRS 
>>> stations.
>>>
>>> You can then add to google earth, as a network link:-
>>>
>>> http://vk4tec.no-ip.org/cgi-bin/google_vkstations.cgi
>>>
>>> Andrew VK4TEC
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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