[aprssig] Python script to upload packets to APRS-IS

[Bill Borgstrom]

Below is a Python script to upload packets to APRS-IS.
It is quick and dirty but it works.  I test it on
WinXP
and SuSE linux.
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import sys, time
from socket import *

serverHost = 'second.aprs.net'
serverPort = 10151
password = '12345'
address = 'N9TN-1>APRS,qAR,N9TN-VS:' 
position = '=3349.13N/11153.55W-'
# comment length is supposed to be 0 to 43 char. long-
this is 53 char. but it works
comment = 'N9TN Python script -- Sky Ranch airport -
Carefree AZ'
packet = ''
delay = 15 # delay in seconds - 15 sec. is for testing
- should be 20 to 30 min for fixed QTH

def send_packet():
        # create socket & connect to server
        sSock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM)
        sSock.connect((serverHost, serverPort))
        # logon
        sSock.send('user N9TN-1 pass ' + password + '
vers "N9TN Python"\n')
        # send packet
        sSock.send(address + position + comment +
'\n')
        print("packet sent: " + time.ctime() )
        # close socket -- must be closed to avoid
buffer overflow
        time.sleep(15) # 15 sec. delay
        sSock.shutdown(0)
        sSock.close()

packet = address + position + comment
print (packet) # prints the packet being sent
print (len(comment)) # prints the length of the
comment part of the packet
while 1:
        send_packet()
        time.sleep(delay)




 
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