<div dir="ltr">As far as I know there is no such functionality built into Xastir to handle that. However, using the "server ports" feature, you could write a script to watch the output and act on specifics.<div><br></div><div>I have not done it in that direction, but I have written several scripts to inject packets into Xastir for various uses via server ports.</div><div><br></div><div>Brett KQ9N</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 2:33 PM wa7skg <<a href="mailto:wa7skg@wa7skg.com">wa7skg@wa7skg.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I am using APRS on Xastir with a dedicated Linux system on 24/7. Is it <br>
possible to send commands via APRS to activate external equipment to the <br>
computer, like flip a switch or ring a bell?<br>
<br>
My personal main interest in this is to operate a relay to briefly flash <br>
a strobe and sound a buzzer to alert someone to come check messages <br>
and/or connect a speaker on another radio to hear incoming traffic.<br>
<br>
tnx es 73,<br>
<br>
Michael WA7SKG<br>
<br>
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