[aprssig] NMEA output GPS or compass?

[Jason KG4WSV]

On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 12:27 PM, david vanhorn <kc6ete at gmail.com> wrote:

> It would be really cool if some working mobile app/program whatever could be
> trained to hear their data and plot it on a working map.
>
>   $WIMLI,<ddd>,<uuu>,<bbb.b>*<cs><cr><lf>
>
> <ddd> - corrected strike distance 0-300 miles
>   <uuu> - uncorrected strike distance 0-300 miles
> <bbb.b> - bearing to strike 000.0-359.9 degrees
>        <cs> - checksum in hex
>    <cr> - carriage return
>    <lf> - line feed


I've hacked out perl scripts that re-mangled data into APRS objects
and sent them to xastir via a server port. This looks like an ideal
candidate if you had that compass and a GPS.

I've also seen 3D compass solutions (using 3 axis magnetometer / 3
axis accelerometer sensors) on the raspberry pi. you could probably
take the 3D compass solution, ingest the strike report and spit out an
APRS object, either over an IP connection or out a serial port as if
it were a TNC.

-Jason
kg4wsv