On Wed, Sep 7, 2022 at 1:51 PM Daryl Stout <wx1der@...> wrote:
John,
> Would you be interested in maintaining a list of ratflectors in YAML format (or other machine readable format) in a git repository in the github ham-radio-software organization?
> That way a future version of D-Rats may allow selecting ratflectors from that list when someone is connected to the Internet.
? Unfortunately, my programming ENDS at setting the clock on the microwave oven to cook meals, and that's also my extent of microwave communications (hi hi)...even though I can write a simple batchfile for my computer bulletin board system.
? I have never heard of YAML format, and have no idea what it is, or how to go about it. That list was only a baker's dozen (13) of ratflectors. Right now, I maintain an Excel Spreadsheet of selected D-Star, D-Rats, and Echolink Nets, in Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific TIme. However, health concerns make it difficult to sit at the computer for long periods of time...to run ham radio traffic nets or otherwise.?
? Plus, I have no idea which of these ratflectors are still active. I mainly stay on the St. Tammany ratflector, as some didn't like my once an hour announcement about the Excel Spreadsheet Net Lists. Yet, people were looking for a list of nets, which I started when another site's listing became way out of date (and from what I've been recently told, it still is). I even had difficulty trying to get entries for my own nets updated...so, that's why I started the lists...first in PDF format, then moved to Excel Spreadsheet (thanks to Gary, VA3GDZ, for the help).
? In short, someone else will have to take up the ball with the YAML deal, and run with it.