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<DIV><SPAN class=000113012-03122005><FONT face=Arial size=2>I managed to get 
google earth to work with my linux box which produces a .kml file that is used 
by google earth to place an icon on a map</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=000113012-03122005><FONT face=Arial size=2>What I intend to do 
now is get linux and perl to ask findu.com where a station is and create a live 
kml file.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000113012-03122005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Google earth zooms 
in and "tracks" the object</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=000113012-03122005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Example 
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<DIV><SPAN class=000113012-03122005><FONT face=Arial size=2><A 
href="http://vk4tec.no-ip.org/aprs_earth.JPG">http://vk4tec.no-ip.org/aprs_earth.JPG</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=000113012-03122005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sample .kml file 
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<DIV><SPAN class=000113012-03122005><FONT face=Arial size=2><?xml 
version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><BR><kml xmlns="<A 
href="http://earth.google.com/kml/2.0">http://earth.google.com/kml/2.0</A>"><BR><Placemark><BR>  
<name>VK4TEC-9</name><BR>  <description>Andrew APRS 
Mobile (dtg)</description><BR>  
<styleUrl>root://styleMaps#default+nicon=0x307+hicon=0x317</styleUrl><BR>  
<Style><BR>    
<IconStyle><BR>      
<Icon><BR>        
<href>root://icons/palette-4.png</href><BR>        
<x>192</x><BR>        
<y>32</y><BR>        
<w>32</w><BR>        
<h>32</h><BR>      
</Icon><BR>    </IconStyle><BR>  
</Style><BR>  <Point><BR>    
<coordinates>153.1037347301503,-27.57429967640651,0</coordinates><BR>  
</Point></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=000113012-03122005><FONT face=Arial 
size=2></Placemark><BR></kml>                           
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>-----------------------------------------<BR>Andrew 
Rich - VK4TEC<BR></FONT><A href="mailto:vk4tec@tech-software.net"><FONT 
face=Arial size=2>vk4tec@tech-software.net</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Arial 
size=2>www.tech-software.net<BR>Brisbane AUSTRALIA </FONT></P>
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