<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div>A periodically updated (5-10 minutes) xml file on a public or semi-public url that contains information in either of the following formats:</div><div><div>IRLP format:</div><div><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?></div><div><nodelist timestamp="09/17/2012 08:15"></div><div> <node></div><div> <nodeid>1000</nodeid></div><div> <call>VE7RHS</call></div><div> <lat>49.26973</lat></div><div> <long>-123.24992</long></div><div> <freq>145.2700</freq></div><div> <offset>-600.0000</offset></div><div> <ctcss>100.0</ctcss></div><div> <status>IDLE</status></div><div> <avrs>O</avrs></div><div> </node></div></div><div></nodelist></div><div><br></div><div>Echolink format:</div><div><div><?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?></div><div><stationlist timestamp="09/17/2012 13:24"></div><div> <station></div><div> <call>2D0IOM-L</call></div><div> <location>In Conference MB7IOM-L</location></div><div> <node>9265</node></div><div> <lat>54.066700</lat></div><div> <lon>-4.656830</lon></div><div> <freq>434.475</freq></div><div> <pl>110</pl></div><div> <power>4</power></div><div> <haat>10</haat></div><div> <gain>3</gain></div><div> <directivity>0</directivity></div><div> <status>C</status></div><div> <status_comment>=EL-CONF at 1423</status_comment></div><div> <last_update>09/17/2012 13:24</last_update></div><div> <dblocation>Castletown, Isle of Man</dblocation></div><div> </station></div></div><div></stationlist></div><div><br></div><div>I.e. I need callsign, node number, lat/lon of node, RF characteristics (freq/offset/tone), and status (connected, listening, down, etc)</div><div>Given that data I can poll it, update a local DB, map the nodes, and make AllStar part of the AVRS protocol.</div><div><br></div><div>John Gorkos</div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> Jim Duuuude <<a href="mailto:telesistant@hotmail.com">telesistant@hotmail.com</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Sunday, September 16, 2012 2:26 PM<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> <<a href="mailto:bruninga@usna.edu">bruninga@usna.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org">aprssig@tapr.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc: </span> John Gorkos <<a href="mailto:jgorkos@gmail.com">jgorkos@gmail.com</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> RE: Automatic Voice RFelay System (AVRS) and ALLSTAR<br></div><div><br></div><div><style><!--
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I really dont have time to spend reading all of this, but if you can quickly tell me what you need,<br>I bet we can make it happen<br><br>Jim WB6NIL<br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div>> From: <a href="mailto:bruninga@usna.edu">bruninga@usna.edu</a><br>> Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2012 12:03:33 -0400<br>> Subject: Automatic Voice RFelay System (AVRS) and ALLSTAR<br>> To: <a href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org">aprssig@tapr.org</a><br>> CC: <a href="mailto:telesistant@hotmail.com">telesistant@hotmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:jgorkos@gmail.com">jgorkos@gmail.com</a><br>> <br>> Jim Duuude is the author of Allstar and was being progressive on<br>> integrating it with APRS and AVRS. I lost all email and cannot retrace<br>> the details, but I bet he would do whatever needed to help AVRS promote<br>> all Allstar nodes on APRS for global connectivity both APRS texting and<br>> Voice. Bob, WB4APR<br>> <br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: <a href="mailto:aprssig-bounces@tapr.org">aprssig-bounces@tapr.org</a> [<a href="mailto:aprssig-bounces@tapr.org">mailto:aprssig-bounces@tapr.org</a>] On Behalf<br>> Of John Gorkos<br>> Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 10:28 AM<br>> To: TAPR APRS Mailing List<br>> Subject: Re: [aprssig] AVRS Issues (was Re: aprssig Digest, Vol 99, Issue<br>> 11)<br>> <br>> Couldn't have asked the question any better myself. I've worked with the<br>> Echolink and IRLP managers to create an XML file that is generated<br>> periodically on their respective servers, which I pull every 5 minutes or<br>> so, parse, and then update my internal DB. If such a file was available<br>> for WIRES or AllStar, I'd happily include it in AVRS and make the nodes<br>> available on the node map (currently <a href="http://www.aprs-alert.net/nodes.html">http://www.aprs-alert.net/nodes.html</a><br>> )<br>> <br>> John Gorkos<br>> <br>> <br>> On 9/15/12 8:52 AM, "Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr)" <<a href="mailto:ldeffenb@homeside.to">ldeffenb@homeside.to</a>><br>> wrote:<br>> <br>> >Got a URL that provides current status, node IDs, and coordinates in a<br>> >machine-readable format?<br>> ><br>> >Lynn (D) - K4JERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32<br>> ><br>> >On 9/15/2012 8:16 AM, Bradley Haney wrote:<br>> >> Any chance on including ALLstar link nodes><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> On Sep 14, 2012, at 3:59 PM, John Gorkos <<a href="mailto:jgorkos@gmail.com">jgorkos@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> >><br>> >>> Please give me some "for instances" of what you are expecting versus<br>> >>>what<br>> >>> you are seeing.<br>> >>> There has been some instability around the script that updates<br>> echolink<br>> >>> node status the last week or so, which might have contributed to<br>> >>>weirdness.<br>> >>><br>> >>><br>> >>> On 9/14/12 4:54 PM, "Eduardo Gomez López" <<a href="mailto:hk3pqi@gmail.com">hk3pqi@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> >>><br>> >>>> Hi everybody, I am working with AVRS and the most time it's working<br>> >>>> very well but sometimes the system doesn't found some stations that<br>> >>>> are alive in APRS and are in coverage of closer echolink. Why is<br>> >>>> happens with? There is any bad in the system? Than you for your time.<br>> >>>> 73<br>> >>>><br>> >>>> HK3PQI-10 Igate<br>> >>>> HK3PQI-R echolink node<br>> >>>><br>> >>>><br>> >>>> Eduardo Gómez L.<br>> >>>> Editor conceptual de entretenimiento<br>> >>>> Caracol Televisión<br>> >>>><br>> >>>> El 14/09/2012, a las 7:01 a.m., "<a href="mailto:aprssig-request@tapr.org">aprssig-request@tapr.org</a>"<br>> >>>> <<a href="mailto:aprssig-request@tapr.org">aprssig-request@tapr.org</a>> escribió:<br>> >>>><br>> >>>>> Send aprssig mailing list submissions to<br>> >>>>> <a href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org">aprssig@tapr.org</a><br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br>> >>>>> <a href="https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig">https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig</a><br>> >>>>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br>> >>>>> <a href="mailto:aprssig-request@tapr.org">aprssig-request@tapr.org</a><br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> You can reach the person managing the list at<br>> >>>>> <a href="mailto:aprssig-owner@tapr.org">aprssig-owner@tapr.org</a><br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>> >>>>> than "Re: Contents of aprssig digest..."<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> Today's Topics:<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> 1. Latest Garmins and Gtrans cables (Alex Carver)<br>> >>>>> 2. Chasing NWS Balloons with APRS (Robert Bruninga)<br>> >>>>> 3. Re: Latest Garmins and Gtrans cables (Bob Burns W9RXR)<br>> >>>>> 4. Re: Latest Garmins and Gtrans cables (Scott Miller)<br>> >>>>> 5. Is FireNet Down? (Stephen H. Smith)<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>>---------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> -<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> Message: 1<br>> >>>>> Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 21:24:09 -0700 (PDT)<br>> >>>>> From: Alex Carver <<a href="mailto:kf4lvz@yahoo.com">kf4lvz@yahoo.com</a>><br>> >>>>> Subject: [aprssig] Latest Garmins and Gtrans cables<br>> >>>>> To: TAPR APRS Mailing List <<a href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org">aprssig@tapr.org</a>><br>> >>>>> Message-ID:<br>> >>>>> <<a href="mailto:1347510249.38613.YahooMailNeo@web125403.mail.ne1.yahoo.com">1347510249.38613.YahooMailNeo@web125403.mail.ne1.yahoo.com</a>><br>> >>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> Has anyone used some of the latest Garmins (such as the 3450 and<br>> >>>>>other<br>> >>>>> 3000 series) nuvi receivers with the Gtrans cable and their radio??<br>> >>>>>I am<br>> >>>>> not concerned about the stations being plotted on the GPS receiver's<br>> >>>>> screen, I just want to make sure the GPS receiver can send data out<br>> >>>>>to<br>> >>>>> the radio by the cable.<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> Of course the latest receivers are using micro-type-B USB?<br>> connectors<br>> >>>>> which means the Gtrans cable would have to be modified if the<br>> >>>>>receiver<br>> >>>>> could use the Gtrans cable otherwise.<br>> >>>>> -------------- next part --------------<br>> >>>>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>> >>>>> URL:<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>><<a href="http://www.tapr.org/pipermail/aprssig/attachments/20120912/7022b405/">http://www.tapr.org/pipermail/aprssig/attachments/20120912/7022b405/</a><br>> a<br>> >>>>>tta<br>> >>>>> chment-0001.htm><br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> ------------------------------<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> Message: 2<br>> >>>>> Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:15:14 -0400<br>> >>>>> From: Robert Bruninga <<a href="mailto:bruninga@usna.edu">bruninga@usna.edu</a>><br>> >>>>> Subject: [aprssig] Chasing NWS Balloons with APRS<br>> >>>>> To: TAPR APRS Mailing List <<a href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org">aprssig@tapr.org</a>><br>> >>>>> Cc: Amsat - BBs <<a href="mailto:amsat-bb@amsat.org">amsat-bb@amsat.org</a>><br>> >>>>> Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:218845a2bd9300e8b3109050155748a5@mail.gmail.com">218845a2bd9300e8b3109050155748a5@mail.gmail.com</a>><br>> >>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> Although there are a few APRS type Balloon launches every few months<br>> >>>>>to<br>> >>>>> serve as educational tools and short-duration small-satellite<br>> >>>>> simulations,<br>> >>>>> there is often not one available when you happen to need to show<br>> some<br>> >>>>> students a class.<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> Now, a Ham in Brazil has written a sound-card decoder for the DAILY<br>> >>>>> National Weather Serice balloons that then takes the balloon data<br>> >>>>>(the<br>> >>>>> fancy ones with GPS) and converts the downlink into APRS format on<br>> >>>>>the<br>> >>>>> ground and then you can feed that into any APRS system or the global<br>> >>>>> APRS<br>> >>>>> internet feed and track these balloons just as if they were APRS<br>> >>>>> balloons.<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> Since they are throw-aways by the NWS, they are fun to go chase and<br>> >>>>>try<br>> >>>>> to<br>> >>>>> find.<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> The ham just told me about this, and I encouraged him to package it<br>> >>>>>up,<br>> >>>>> since it has excellent educational value. When he has it all<br>> >>>>>together<br>> >>>>> and<br>> >>>>> posted on line, Ill let everyont know.<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> This sounds like more fun..<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> Bob, Wb4APR<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> ------------------------------<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> Message: 3<br>> >>>>> Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:52:12 -0400<br>> >>>>> From: Bob Burns W9RXR <<a href="mailto:w9rxr_@rlburns.net">w9rxr_@rlburns.net</a>><br>> >>>>> Subject: Re: [aprssig] Latest Garmins and Gtrans cables<br>> >>>>> To: TAPR APRS Mailing List <<a href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org">aprssig@tapr.org</a>><br>> >>>>> Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:50528f1d.a82a320a.5995.7196@mx.google.com">50528f1d.a82a320a.5995.7196@mx.google.com</a>><br>> >>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> At 12:24 AM 9/13/2012, Alex Carver wrote:<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>>> Has anyone used some of the latest Garmins (such as the 3450 and<br>> >>>>>> other 3000 series) nuvi receivers with the Gtrans cable and their<br>> >>>>>> radio?<br>> >>>>> Yes...sorta. I have a Garmin nuvi 1450 which was a 2011 model, I<br>> >>>>> believe. I've used it with a GTRANS2 cable from Argent Data which<br>> >>>>> provides NMEA0183 data over RS-232 via a DB-9 connector. Note,<br>> that's<br>> >>>>> GTRANS2. It's not listed in the Argent Data store, but Scott can<br>> >>>>> provide it on request. The newer nuvis get their power through the<br>> >>>>> mini-USB connector, so the GTRANS2 has a pigtail for 12VDC power.<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> Bob...<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> ------------------------------<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> Message: 4<br>> >>>>> Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:36:33 -0700<br>> >>>>> From: Scott Miller <<a href="mailto:scott@opentrac.org">scott@opentrac.org</a>><br>> >>>>> Subject: Re: [aprssig] Latest Garmins and Gtrans cables<br>> >>>>> To: Alex Carver <<a href="mailto:kf4lvz@yahoo.com">kf4lvz@yahoo.com</a>>, TAPR APRS Mailing List<br>> >>>>> <<a href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org">aprssig@tapr.org</a>><br>> >>>>> Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:5052B451.6060402@opentrac.org">5052B451.6060402@opentrac.org</a>><br>> >>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> Current information is here:<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> <a href="https://www.argentdata.com/support/fmi.html">https://www.argentdata.com/support/fmi.html</a><br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> The 2xx5 series should work.<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> Scott<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> On 9/12/2012 9:24 PM, Alex Carver wrote:<br>> >>>>>> Has anyone used some of the latest Garmins (such as the 3450 and<br>> >>>>>>other<br>> >>>>>> 3000 series) nuvi receivers with the Gtrans cable and their radio?<br>> >>>>>>I<br>> >>>>>> am<br>> >>>>>> not concerned about the stations being plotted on the GPS<br>> receiver's<br>> >>>>>> screen, I just want to make sure the GPS receiver can send data out<br>> >>>>>>to<br>> >>>>>> the radio by the cable.<br>> >>>>>><br>> >>>>>> Of course the latest receivers are using micro-type-B USB<br>> >>>>>>connectors<br>> >>>>>> which means the Gtrans cable would have to be modified if the<br>> >>>>>>receiver<br>> >>>>>> could use the Gtrans cable otherwise.<br>> >>>>>><br>> >>>>>><br>> >>>>>><br>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________<br>> >>>>>> aprssig mailing list<br>> >>>>>> <a href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org">aprssig@tapr.org</a><br>> >>>>>> <a href="https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig">https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig</a><br>> >>>>>><br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> ------------------------------<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> Message: 5<br>> >>>>> Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 02:35:24 -0400<br>> >>>>> From: "Stephen H. Smith" <<a href="mailto:wa8lmf2@aol.com">wa8lmf2@aol.com</a>><br>> >>>>> Subject: [aprssig] Is FireNet Down?<br>> >>>>> To: TAPR APRS Mailing List <<a href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org">aprssig@tapr.org</a>><br>> >>>>> Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:5052D02C.7020501@aol.com">5052D02C.7020501@aol.com</a>><br>> >>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>> >>>>> URL:<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>><<a href="http://www.tapr.org/pipermail/aprssig/attachments/20120914/69f3753f/">http://www.tapr.org/pipermail/aprssig/attachments/20120914/69f3753f/</a><br>> a<br>> >>>>>tta<br>> >>>>> chment-0001.htm><br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> ------------------------------<br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> _______________________________________________<br>> >>>>> aprssig mailing list<br>> >>>>> <a href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org">aprssig@tapr.org</a><br>> >>>>> <a href="https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig">https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig</a><br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>><br>> >>>>> End of aprssig Digest, Vol 99, Issue 11<br>> >>>>> ***************************************<br>> >>>> _______________________________________________<br>> >>>> aprssig mailing list<br>> >>>> <a href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org">aprssig@tapr.org</a><br>> >>>> <a href="https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig">https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig</a><br>> >>><br>> >>><br>> >>> _______________________________________________<br>> >>> aprssig mailing list<br>> >>> <a href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org">aprssig@tapr.org</a><br>> >>> <a href="https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig">https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig</a><br>> >><br>> >> _______________________________________________<br>> >> aprssig mailing list<br>> >> <a href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org">aprssig@tapr.org</a><br>> >> <a href="https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig">https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig</a><br>> >><br>> ><br>> ><br>> >_______________________________________________<br>> >aprssig mailing list<br>> ><a href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org">aprssig@tapr.org</a><br>> ><a href="https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig">https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig</a><br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> aprssig mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org">aprssig@tapr.org</a><br>> <a href="https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig">https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig</a><br></div> </div></div></div></span></body></html>