XastirWiki http://xastir.org/index.php/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.23.0 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk XastirWiki XastirWiki talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk 0 1439 6181 6180 2026-02-22T01:30:20Z KM5VY 747 /* Software */ "Your best best" should have been "your best bet" [[File:51875.jpg|200px|thumb|Activity in NE US, on county boundary vector map, with temp|alt="Activity in NE US, on county boundary vector map, with temp"]] [[File:51877.jpg|200px|thumb|Activity in NE US, with vector and DRG map layers|alt="Activity in NE US, with vector and DRG map layers"]] [[File:51883.jpg|200px|thumb|ICS and SAR Objects on air photo with contour lines from DRG|alt="ICS and SAR Objects on air photo with contour lines from DRG"]] [[File:51885.jpg|200px|thumb|Weather station and mobile station on a DRG topographic map|alt="Weather station and mobile station on a DRG topographic map"]] __NOTOC__ = '''NOTICE''' = '''This site may contain information that is out of date as many of the users who created content on it are no longer maintaining the pages they have created over the years. Current documentation of Xastir is now available at our Github repository, https://github.com/Xastir/Xastir. A new wiki with up-to-date documentation can be found at https://github.com/Xastir/Xastir/wiki.''' == '''Xastir APRS Program''' == [https://xastir.org CLICK HERE] to switch to encrypted connection (HTTPS). Xastir provides mapping, tracking, messaging, weather, weather alerts, and Search & Rescue features over radio or internet and runs on a variety of platforms. Xastir is an [http://www.opensource.org/ open source software] project maintained by [[Developers and Contributors]] from all over the globe, provided free under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public License]. From its early [[Notes:Frank |beginnings]], Xastir has evolved into a very robust client with a [[Major_Features|rich feature set]] that rivals other APRS clients. Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) (also known as "Automatic Position Reporting System") is an amateur radio based digital communication system for real-time exchange of digital information to users on the network. [[APRS]] was originally developed by [http://www.aprs.org/index.html Bob Bruninga], [http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/genmen/uls/call_res.hts?db_id=19&rows=&callsign=WB4APR WB4APR] more than 20 years ago. It has since evolved into a robust system of interconnected networks. [//xastir.org Xastir] is a computer application that provides client access to this network using the [http://www.tapr.org/aprs_working_group.html APRS protocol]. ==Software== Source code is [[Notes:Git|'''available via Git''']]. This is the guaranteed method of getting an up-to-date version and being able to keep it up-to-date! See '''"Installation Notes"''' for your particular operating system in the Documentation section below. Get a pre-compiled package from your favorite Linux distribution. Sometimes you need to add a "ham" or "hamradio" repository first. NOTE: These binary packages sometimes lag YEARS behind the source-code versions. Your best bet is to install Xastir from sources. *[http://github.com/Xastir/Xastir Xastir Source Code] *[[Downloads|Binaries (user contributed)]] These typically lag way behind a source install. ==Documentation== This wiki was intended to be a living, user-supported documentation of the Xastir APRS client. The Installation Notes, HowTos, and FAQ are probably the most useful pages here. Subscribe to one or both of the [//xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/ '''XASTIR MAILING LISTS'''] for more detailed user support. The team also actively watches [https://github.com/Xastir/Xastir/discussions Github Discussions], which might be more functional than the mailing lists. More current documentation may be found at the project's [https://github.com/Xastir/Xastir/wiki Github wiki] *[[Installation Notes]]: Operating system-specific instructions. *[[HowTos]] (user contributed tips) *[[Frequently Asked Questions]] *[[Xastir Tips and Tricks]] *[[Major Features]] **[[Search_and_Rescue_(SAR) | Search and Rescue Features]] *[http://www.linuxjournal.com/magazine/xastirmdashopen-source-client-automatic-packet-reporting-system Xastir Article in Linux Journal] *[[Special:Categories| Category Index]]. [[Special:AllPages|All Wiki Pages]]. [[Special:Popularpages|All Wiki Pages Ranked By Popularity]] *[[Text Docs distributed with Xastir]] (the github wiki generally has more detailed information, though) *[[Related Links]] (almost all of these links are stale) ==Resources== *[//xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/ XASTIR MAILING LISTS] (Note: Free subscription required to post) *[http://github.com/Xastir Xastir Main Project page at GitHub] *[[Bug|Reporting Bugs and Requesting New Features]] *[[Xastir_Maps | Where to Get Maps]] *[http://www.nws.noaa.gov/geodata/ NOAA Shapefiles for weather alerts] ---- APRS™ is a Trademark of Bob Bruninga Copyright© 2016 The Xastir Group [[Category:English Documentation]] i4l9awu9tk1460sdfr8e6hyhrwqjhq4 wikitext text/x-wiki