Re: I can only see my own station on the maps
Saludos Ricardo, te contesto en "castellano" que supongo entenderás, por lo menos algo ...? Al "problema" de cuando haces un request positions es SABER cuantos de los corresponsales hayan configurado correctamente su envío a petición o su propio envío por parte del programa. Por ejemplo tu mismo no lo haces, ni envías, ni a petición tu equipo responde. Es posible que tengas configurado el "modo" GPS en vez del GPS-A ? De lo segundo ni idea, nunca usé el BPQ pero como habrás podido comprobar estamos 3 estaciones enviando información meteorológica en formato DPRS Weather data para que los equipos Icom que pueden ver esta información la vean, como puedes comprobar por las capturas de pantalla hay otras formas de verla ... para entender lo que yo tengo configurado echa un vistazo a mi Blog en??...? También es cierto que yo por lo menos uso una versión modificada de la versión 0.3.9 modificada y por ahora NO pública. A tu disposición en el DCS018D o a petición, me avisas y me conecto al XLX268E a través del repe local CQ0DCH C um abra?o do outro lado da raia, os Trás os Montes espanhois, dicen ... hi hi hi?  
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Re: I can only see my own station on the maps
Maurizio, thank you so much for continuing to develop the D-Rats application. It's actually an excellent application and when I discovered it I was soon excited by other colleagues from our local club to install and configure it...
But we came across an error that somewhat limits the use of the application - the display of your stations on the Map!
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Conditions:
I'm using the D-Rats Repeater currently connected only to 2 other repeaters on the Internet network.
However I did tests without the local repeater, connecting D-Rats directly to both providers of the Internet network and the symptoms are the same!
My system is linux buster over Raspberry pi 4; d-rats 0.3.10 beta 3 and Python 2.7.16, GTK 2.24.32, PyGTK 2.24.0, LibXML using 0.5 KB
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1. when "Request position/Request all positions" is done, nothing appears in the "Event Log" tab and the Map only shows the position of my callsign, however in the ??esrepeater log doing "tail -f repeater.log" with you see that stations that are online report their positions, they are just not interpreted by D-Rats and, as a consequence, nothing appears on the Map!
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Here is the excerpt from repeater.log attached
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2. I leave here a small suggestion for improvement, if it were possible to implement - sending files in QSTs
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On my packet radio system I send APRS beacons 10 minutes before the satellite AOS on my locator.
The event generates a small text file with only 1 line. This file is read for example by BPQ every minute and sent to the network.
With D-Rats I couldn't do the same, because when this file doesn't exist D-Rats gives an error!
Will it be possible to make this small change so that if there is no file configured in QST, D-Rats will ignore it and continue counting the time without giving an error?
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Thank you very much Maurizio
73 of Ricardo in Cascais, PT
CT1EBQ
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Re: ID-51A with USB RTS05 cable
Thank you, Patrick! Those instructions should?be part of the standard manual. Or did I miss it somewhere already posted?
Honestly though I hope someone smarter than me figures out a way to make it all work without adding another server, radio, cables(s), and TNC. Especially if it's all sitting in the same room!
--Dan510-305-9949
I promise to do more for social justice and economic equality; to engage, reflect, and change.
Here is how you do that: Run an instance of the D-RATS client on the same computer as the Ratflector. Make a network connection to localhost port 9000. Go to Preferences>Email Access, Add a user with a callsign of * and set Access to Both. This instance of D-RATS can now act as a mail server by using the "Send Via" option when creating an e-mail.
The best way I have found to implement an RF connection is to locate the Ratflector computer at a repeater site and make a serial data connection between the computer and a D-STAR radio. In the Ratflector configuration, add a device and make it a serial connection to the comm port where the radio is connected. If you want an AX.25 connection, use a TNC-X (MFJ-1270x) and create a KISS TNC connection in the Ratflector.
Good luck and 73 Patrick (N3TSZ)
On Thursday, May 20, 2021, 12:26:46 PM EDT, Dan Goldstein < dgold94544@...> wrote:
Thanks for sharing those little gotchas. Wondering if there's any way to automate the process further specifically when using RF. For example, by placing a D-RATS client on a server pre-configured to relay for specific sending call signs; or?using Winlink, AGWPE, USB-RTS05, ID-51A...
--Dan510-305-9949
I promise to do more for social justice and economic equality; to engage, reflect, and change.
You can automate the ping process by setting Preferences>Messages>Station TTL to 600 seconds (10 minutes). When a message is places in the outbox, if the target station is not on the station list, or more than 10 minutes old, D-RATS will ping the station before attempting to send the message.
Patrick (N3TSZ)
On Thursday, May 20, 2021, 08:00:40 AM EDT, Michael Mandell < mikemandell@...> wrote:
Our group practices this all the time. "Email" as used radio to radio in D-Rats may be confusing. It's just a digital radio message using something that kind of looks like an email client and form. It is NOT email as you normally think of internet email. You can actually send internet email, though. D-Rats can use an old-fashioned POP/SMTP account (you may still be able to use this with modern stuff like hotmail and others...gmail may no longer work due to Google security and how old D-Rats mail client is). It works much like sending WinLink email using Telnet....no radio involved. Goes right from your PC over the internet. However, a fantastic feature of D-Rats is the ability to use another stations POP/SMTP account to forward internet email for you if you don't have internet where you are. This is a little involved in setup, and as Patrick said, you the station doing the forwarding has to allow your call to forward through his setup. This is incredibly slick.?
One thing to keep in mind when you are sending any kind of digital D-Rats message to another station...D-Rats will sit there doing nothing if that station does not appear in the active stations list on your D-Rats program. In fact, it has to be pretty current (not sure how many minutes). A good practice is to "Ping" the desired station then go ahead and "send and receive" traffic. Otherwise, D-Rats will often do nothing while it waits until the other station is active again.?
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Re: ID-51A with USB RTS05 cable
Here is how you do that: Run an instance of the D-RATS client on the same computer as the Ratflector. Make a network connection to localhost port 9000. Go to Preferences>Email Access, Add a user with a callsign of * and set Access to Both. This instance of D-RATS can now act as a mail server by using the "Send Via" option when creating an e-mail.
The best way I have found to implement an RF connection is to locate the Ratflector computer at a repeater site and make a serial data connection between the computer and a D-STAR radio. In the Ratflector configuration, add a device and make it a serial connection to the comm port where the radio is connected. If you want an AX.25 connection, use a TNC-X (MFJ-1270x) and create a KISS TNC connection in the Ratflector.
Good luck and 73 Patrick (N3TSZ)
On Thursday, May 20, 2021, 12:26:46 PM EDT, Dan Goldstein <dgold94544@...> wrote:
Thanks for sharing those little gotchas. Wondering if there's any way to automate the process further specifically when using RF. For example, by placing a D-RATS client on a server pre-configured to relay for specific sending call signs; or?using Winlink, AGWPE, USB-RTS05, ID-51A...
--Dan510-305-9949
I promise to do more for social justice and economic equality; to engage, reflect, and change.
You can automate the ping process by setting Preferences>Messages>Station TTL to 600 seconds (10 minutes). When a message is places in the outbox, if the target station is not on the station list, or more than 10 minutes old, D-RATS will ping the station before attempting to send the message.
Patrick (N3TSZ)
On Thursday, May 20, 2021, 08:00:40 AM EDT, Michael Mandell < mikemandell@...> wrote:
Our group practices this all the time. "Email" as used radio to radio in D-Rats may be confusing. It's just a digital radio message using something that kind of looks like an email client and form. It is NOT email as you normally think of internet email. You can actually send internet email, though. D-Rats can use an old-fashioned POP/SMTP account (you may still be able to use this with modern stuff like hotmail and others...gmail may no longer work due to Google security and how old D-Rats mail client is). It works much like sending WinLink email using Telnet....no radio involved. Goes right from your PC over the internet. However, a fantastic feature of D-Rats is the ability to use another stations POP/SMTP account to forward internet email for you if you don't have internet where you are. This is a little involved in setup, and as Patrick said, you the station doing the forwarding has to allow your call to forward through his setup. This is incredibly slick.?
One thing to keep in mind when you are sending any kind of digital D-Rats message to another station...D-Rats will sit there doing nothing if that station does not appear in the active stations list on your D-Rats program. In fact, it has to be pretty current (not sure how many minutes). A good practice is to "Ping" the desired station then go ahead and "send and receive" traffic. Otherwise, D-Rats will often do nothing while it waits until the other station is active again.?
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Re: ID-51A with USB RTS05 cable
Thanks for sharing those little gotchas. Wondering if there's any way to automate the process further specifically when using RF. For example, by placing a D-RATS client on a server pre-configured to relay for specific sending call signs; or?using Winlink, AGWPE, USB-RTS05, ID-51A...
--Dan510-305-9949
I promise to do more for social justice and economic equality; to engage, reflect, and change.
You can automate the ping process by setting Preferences>Messages>Station TTL to 600 seconds (10 minutes). When a message is places in the outbox, if the target station is not on the station list, or more than 10 minutes old, D-RATS will ping the station before attempting to send the message.
Patrick (N3TSZ)
On Thursday, May 20, 2021, 08:00:40 AM EDT, Michael Mandell < mikemandell@...> wrote:
Our group practices this all the time. "Email" as used radio to radio in D-Rats may be confusing. It's just a digital radio message using something that kind of looks like an email client and form. It is NOT email as you normally think of internet email. You can actually send internet email, though. D-Rats can use an old-fashioned POP/SMTP account (you may still be able to use this with modern stuff like hotmail and others...gmail may no longer work due to Google security and how old D-Rats mail client is). It works much like sending WinLink email using Telnet....no radio involved. Goes right from your PC over the internet. However, a fantastic feature of D-Rats is the ability to use another stations POP/SMTP account to forward internet email for you if you don't have internet where you are. This is a little involved in setup, and as Patrick said, you the station doing the forwarding has to allow your call to forward through his setup. This is incredibly slick.?
One thing to keep in mind when you are sending any kind of digital D-Rats message to another station...D-Rats will sit there doing nothing if that station does not appear in the active stations list on your D-Rats program. In fact, it has to be pretty current (not sure how many minutes). A good practice is to "Ping" the desired station then go ahead and "send and receive" traffic. Otherwise, D-Rats will often do nothing while it waits until the other station is active again.?
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Re: ID-51A with USB RTS05 cable
You can automate the ping process by setting Preferences>Messages>Station TTL to 600 seconds (10 minutes). When a message is places in the outbox, if the target station is not on the station list, or more than 10 minutes old, D-RATS will ping the station before attempting to send the message.
Patrick (N3TSZ)
On Thursday, May 20, 2021, 08:00:40 AM EDT, Michael Mandell <mikemandell@...> wrote:
Our group practices this all the time. "Email" as used radio to radio in D-Rats may be confusing. It's just a digital radio message using something that kind of looks like an email client and form. It is NOT email as you normally think of internet email. You can actually send internet email, though. D-Rats can use an old-fashioned POP/SMTP account (you may still be able to use this with modern stuff like hotmail and others...gmail may no longer work due to Google security and how old D-Rats mail client is). It works much like sending WinLink email using Telnet....no radio involved. Goes right from your PC over the internet. However, a fantastic feature of D-Rats is the ability to use another stations POP/SMTP account to forward internet email for you if you don't have internet where you are. This is a little involved in setup, and as Patrick said, you the station doing the forwarding has to allow your call to forward through his setup. This is incredibly slick.?
One thing to keep in mind when you are sending any kind of digital D-Rats message to another station...D-Rats will sit there doing nothing if that station does not appear in the active stations list on your D-Rats program. In fact, it has to be pretty current (not sure how many minutes). A good practice is to "Ping" the desired station then go ahead and "send and receive" traffic. Otherwise, D-Rats will often do nothing while it waits until the other station is active again.?
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Re: ID-51A with USB RTS05 cable
Our group practices this all the time. "Email" as used radio to radio in D-Rats may be confusing. It's just a digital radio message using something that kind of looks like an email client and form. It is NOT email as you normally think of internet email. You can actually send internet email, though. D-Rats can use an old-fashioned POP/SMTP account (you may still be able to use this with modern stuff like hotmail and others...gmail may no longer work due to Google security and how old D-Rats mail client is). It works much like sending WinLink email using Telnet....no radio involved. Goes right from your PC over the internet. However, a fantastic feature of D-Rats is the ability to use another stations POP/SMTP account to forward internet email for you if you don't have internet where you are. This is a little involved in setup, and as Patrick said, you the station doing the forwarding has to allow your call to forward through his setup. This is incredibly slick.?
One thing to keep in mind when you are sending any kind of digital D-Rats message to another station...D-Rats will sit there doing nothing if that station does not appear in the active stations list on your D-Rats program. In fact, it has to be pretty current (not sure how many minutes). A good practice is to "Ping" the desired station then go ahead and "send and receive" traffic. Otherwise, D-Rats will often do nothing while it waits until the other station is active again.?
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Thanks for the quick reply Glen;? For now I believe I will
continue to run it via Windows 10 (VirtualBox), but may tinker a
bit over the summer months as time permits.
Thanks again;
Rob
On 2021-05-03 19:55, Glen P. Strecker
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I have not been able to run it under MacOS under
the iMac with Intel CPU unless I run it using Windows 10 and
the Parallels App.??I have been told that the new APPLE
chipset being used in the most recent Macs are supposed to be
able to run Windows apps natively, but I have no way of
confirming that.
Cordially,?
Glen Strecker - KG5CEN
Cell - 504-382-5777
Fax ?- 866-924-7088
Hamshack Hotline - 4279 or 4720
On May 3, 2021, 5:33 AM -0500,
Robert Gillis <robert@...>, wrote:
Hi Everyone;
I am a newer D-RATS user and quite enjoy the program.? I was
going to
start exploring to see what it will take to get this
application to run
on a recent version of MacOS, but before I do I figured I
should ask:?
Has anyone been able to get the application running on MacOS
Big Sur?
Thanks;
73, Rob - VY1RG
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I have not been able to run it under MacOS under the iMac with Intel CPU unless I run it using Windows 10 and the Parallels App.??I have been told that the new APPLE chipset being used in the most recent Macs are supposed to be able to run Windows apps natively, but I have no way of confirming that.
Cordially,?
Glen Strecker - KG5CEN
Cell - 504-382-5777
Fax ?- 866-924-7088
Hamshack Hotline - 4279 or 4720
On May 3, 2021, 5:33 AM -0500, Robert Gillis <robert@...>, wrote:
Hi Everyone;
I am a newer D-RATS user and quite enjoy the program.? I was going to
start exploring to see what it will take to get this application to run
on a recent version of MacOS, but before I do I figured I should ask:?
Has anyone been able to get the application running on MacOS Big Sur?
Thanks;
73, Rob - VY1RG
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Hi Everyone;
I am a newer D-RATS user and quite enjoy the program.? I was going to start exploring to see what it will take to get this application to run on a recent version of MacOS, but before I do I figured I should ask:? Has anyone been able to get the application running on MacOS Big Sur?
Thanks;
73, Rob - VY1RG
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Thank you for your time and patience, David.
Be well, Be safe
4Bs/73
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Thank you for your time and patience, Glen
Be well, be safe
4Bs/73
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Which d-rats server?? If you're talking about
ref.d-rats.com:9000 or ref.d-rats.com:9001, both are no longer
available.
Here is a list of ratflectors I have in my config but I don't have
a good "authoritative" list for you:
[ports]
ports_0 = True, net:ab9ft.dlinkddns.com:9000,,False,False,ab9ft
ports_1 = False, net:ae5he.ratflector.com:9000,,False,False,ae5he
ports_2 = False,agwpe:127.0.0.1:8000,,False,False,agwpe packet
ports_3 =
True, net:alabama.ratflector.com:9000,,False,False,Alabama
ports_4 = False,/dev/ttyUSB6,9600,False,False,/dev/ttyUSB8
ports_5 =
True, net:drats.ratflector.com:9000,,False,False,drats.ratflector.com
ports_6 = True, net:gaares.ratflector.com:9000,,False,False,Gaares
ports_7 = True, net:k3pdr.dstargateway.org:9000,,False,False,k3pdr
rat
ports_8 = True, net:n1rcw.ddns.net:9000,,False,False,n1rcw
ports_9 = False, net:ref.d-rats.com:9000,,False,False,.rat
ports_10 = True, net:ratf.n0so.net:9000,,False,False,ratf
ports_11 = False, net:ref.d-rats.com:9001,,False,False,ref.d-rats.com
ports_12 = True, net:sewx2.ratflector.com:9000,,False,False,sewx2
ports_13 =
True, net:sttammany.ratflector.com:9000,,False,False,sttammany
ports_14 = True, net:w5sf.ratflector.com:9000,,False,False,w5sf
ports_15 = True, net:d-rats.ea7dre.org:9000,,False,False,wa7dre
ports_16 =
True, net:wa7fw.dstargateway.org:9000,,False,False,wa7fw.dstargateway.org
ports_17 = True, net:127.0.0.1:9000,,False,False,.ww6bay
--David
KI6ZHD
On 05/02/2021 02:04 PM, Kilovolt wrote:
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Are their issues with the D-rats server, or are my
settings wrong? " No connection could be made because the target
machine refused it"
4Bs/73
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The original D-Rats ratflector, RAT, went off line permanently a few weeks ago.??Dan Smith pulled the plug on it and said he didn’t realize people were still using it.??I guess since he had stopped supporting the project he didn’t even check.??That ratflector, ref.d-rats.com, was the only ratflector listed in the image distribution of the program.??If you had never added any additional Ratflectors to your list, you will think the program has stopped working.??It has not.??In fact, D-Rats is working as good as or better than it did before.??A new Worldwide Ratflector has been created to take the place of RAT.??It is KB8PMY.net.??Add it in Preferences under the radio tab.??Hit Add.??When the pop-up window opens, give the ratflector a name, choose Network as the connection and 9000 as the port.??
Below is a list of additional ratflectors that are in use as found on dstarinfo.com with a couple of new ones added at the end.??There are probably more with other groups around the country who’s names have not yet been submitted to them.?
Name Address (Host Address) ? ?Port Description Legacy Host Address
Alabama ARES alabama.ratflector.com 9000 drats.auburn.edu
Bangkok Thailand thailand.ratflector.com 9001 hs0zer.no-ip.com
Big Spring Texas W5AW.ratflector.com 9000 ducknest.duckdns.org
Carrolton Texas dcara.ratflector.com 9000 13.84.178.169
Central Florida cfl.ratflector.com 9000 cfl.ratflector.net
Chattanooga Tennessee tn.ratflector.com 9000 ratflector.smokyshare.com
East Bridgewater Massachusetts n1kxj.ratflector.com 9000 n1kxj.ddns.net
El Paso Texas ae5he.ratflector.com 9000 ae5he.ham-radio-op.net
Federal Way Washington wa7dr.ratflector.com 9000 wa7dr.dstargateway.org
Federal Way Washington wa7fw.ratflector.com 9000 wa7fw.dstargateway.org
Georgia ARES gaares.ratflector.com 9000 rat.gaares.org
Georgia Aux Comm gaauxcomm.ratflector.com 9000 d-rats.gaauxcomm.org
Gwinnett County Georiga ARES gwinnettares.ratflector.com 9000 gwinnettares.dyndns.org
Netherlands dcs007.ratflector.com 9000 dcs007.xreflector.net
Northern Florida nfl.ratflector.com 9000 nfl.ratflector.net
Northern Ohio Digital nodig.ratflector.com 9000 ratflector.nodig.us
Northwest Georgia ARES nwga.ratflector.com 9000 nwgaares.noip.me
NW Georgia ARES nwgaares.ratflector.com 9000
Paulding County Georgia ARES pldares.ratflector.com 9000 d-rats.pauldingares.com
Salt Lake County Utah slc.ratflector.com 9000 155.98.24.13
Santa Fe New Mexico w5sf.ratflector.com 9000 w5sf.dstargateway.org
Southeastern Weather Net sewx.ratflector.com 9000 drat.seweather.net
St Louis Missouri stlouis.ratflector.com 9000 ratf.n0so.net
St Tammany Louisiana StTammany.ratflector.com 9000 sttammany.ddns.net
Stockholm Sweden sweden.ratflector.com 9000 ratflector.ax25.org
Toledo Ohio toledo.ratflector.com 9000 w8hhf.dstargateway.org
VE6DV ve6dv.ratflector.com 9000 ve6dv.ddns.net
W5SF W5SF.ratflector.com 9000 W5SF
Washington Digital Radio Enthusiasts wa7dre.ratflector.com 9000 d-rats.wa7dre.org
Ham Radio Crash Course drats.hrcc.link 9000
New Worldwide Ratflector KB8PMY.net 9000
Cordially,?
Glen Strecker - KG5CEN
Cell - 504-382-5777
Fax ?- 866-924-7088
Hamshack Hotline - 4279 or 4720
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4Bs/73
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I wish it were so simple. I should have mentioned that I confirmed the correct COM port was selected and the proper baud rate is set for 9600. Thank you though, much appreciated.
Kevin ..:: KF4KEV ::..
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Double check the following under your GPS settings in Preferences.??Make sure you are telling D-Rats the right Comm Port that the GPS unit is connected to and then make sure the baud rate for the unit is correct.??Some GPS units operate at 4800 baud and others at 9600.??If the wrong rate is input, D-Rats won’t be able to talk to the GPS.??I have run GPS/Glonas units, the little white dongles, on my set-up and they work every time.??Those run at 9600.??I have also used mag mount GPS receivers with equal success.??
Another problem, if you often unplug and replug USB cables a lot of times the Comm Port assignments will get changed on Windows machines.??Today, the GPS is showing it is on COMM 5, but disconnect a few cables and now Windows says it is on COMM 3.??Go to the Device Manager and check to see which Comm Port the GPS is registered on.
Glen - KG5CEN
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I was hoping maybe someone might be able to help. I've tried without success to get the map feature to work with an external GPS unit. In the lower right hand corner of the map page it says "GPS not locked" and my coordinates show as zeros. I'm currently running D-Rats v0.3.9 on a Windows 10 Home (64-bit) system. The GPS unit works with windows and all of the other apps. Interestingly, when I monitor the status of the satellites being tracked by the GPS unit, it shows no fix while D-Rats is running. Then immediate upon closing D-Rats, it works again... gets a fix and shows real-time tracking data. Reproducible every time. On a side note, I've been unable to make the external GPS feature work with D-Rats on my RPi either. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance
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Re: d-RATS 0.3.10 beta ... or maybe not
Hello David,
the available code is on github, not much different from past version,?mainly contribs received in the past months.
the address is the usual one (), master branch.
Il giorno gio 22 apr 2021 alle ore 21:41 David Ranch < dstar@...> ha scritto:
Hello Maurizio,
I would say that if you have improvements available, I hope they
are checked into your Git repo at minimum.? I bet many people
would appreciate a new publish if you can find people do to say
the Windows builds.
--David
KI6ZHD
On 04/22/2021 07:56 AM, Maurizio
Andreotti wrote:
Hi all
only recently I have been able to test a bit the latest
version of the d-rats code from github (0.3.10 beta) on my
raspberry pi.
from my few tests it seems working although it would just
contain minor fixes and the works received for gtk3, so maybe
it's not worth to distribute it as a new version.
Looking forward, as i don't have a MS- Windows (nor VM)
anymore
where to compile it , i kindly ask if anybody has this
opportunity and share the binaries to all for the tests.
maurizio
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Re: d-RATS 0.3.10 beta ... or maybe not
Hello Maurizio,
I would say that if you have improvements available, I hope they
are checked into your Git repo at minimum.? I bet many people
would appreciate a new publish if you can find people do to say
the Windows builds.
--David
KI6ZHD
On 04/22/2021 07:56 AM, Maurizio
Andreotti wrote:
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Hi all
only recently I have been able to test a bit the latest
version of the d-rats code from github (0.3.10 beta) on my
raspberry pi.
from my few tests it seems working although it would just
contain minor fixes and the works received for gtk3, so maybe
it's not worth to distribute it as a new version.
Looking forward, as i don't have a MS- Windows (nor VM)
anymore
where to compile it , i kindly ask if anybody has this
opportunity and share the binaries to all for the tests.
maurizio
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Luis ea1axy
Patrick Connor
Kilovolt