On 7/28/2021 6:26 AM, Patrick Connor via groups.io wrote:
Hi John,Thank you for the effort you are putting in to modernizing
D-RATS.I would like to pose two questions to the group and the
developers in particular.
First, could you add an AGWPE interface to the D-RATS repeater? I
would like to be able to use a sound card TNC for the RF connection
to my Ratflector.
It looks like that support is already there. The D-RATS repeater looks like it can connect to anything that the D-RATS client program can connect to.
My second question has wider implications. Does D-RATS need a map?
Or, more specifically, does D-RATS need it's own map?
I frequently use D-RATS and APRS at the same time.
Would it be possible to make D-RATS share received GPS data with an
APRS client? It would be convenient to have all my local assets on
one map. Plus, D-RATS without a map should make it smaller and
lighter.
The map code does not seem to take up much space. No data is stored unless you launch it. Still need to get it working for lxml/gtk-3.
The map code is what is currently crashing on python3 launch.
In the D-RATs configuration, there is an option for it to export the GPS messages to a server and TCP/IP port. I do not know much about that.
I also do not know if you could setup a QST that would only send to a TNC port to communicate with the TNC.
73,
-John
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