[misterhouse-users] APRS Tracking

[Dan P. <30...@ad...>]

Any tips on getting this to work?

I've added Bruce's tracking_aprs.pl to my code directory, and added the 
entries below to my mh.private.ini.
I've made a tracking.nam and a tracking.pos, and I put a call sign and home 
location of a nearby weather station in each of these files.  I don't hear 
any reports, though.  I can, however, trigger a "send position report," and 
I see the TNC transmit.  (I don't have the PTT on the radio wired until I'm 
sure I have everything properly set.)

I also get a "misterhouse/web/aprs/today.html does not exist" error when I 
try to bring up the log.  It doesn't lie - it's not there.  Do I have to 
create it?

The menus also have [] in the some of the buttons (Where is [], Find [], 
etc.), and I have tried to edit my .menu file, only to find out that it 
reverts back to the original version.  I think that I need help here, too.

I must be missing something very basic (brain cells?)  Any help is greatly 
appreciated, and is worth beer (or beverage of choice) if you are ever in 
the northeast!

Thanks again!

Dan

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serial_tnc_port=COM2
serial_tnc_baudrate=9600
serial_tnc_handshake=dtr
tracking_dir=/misterhouse/web/aprs      @ Where to put the tracking data
tracking_callsign=KG4CDW                @ Ham Callsign
tracking_speakflag=3                    #  0 = No Speaking
                                        #  1 = Speak GPS Reports Only
                                        #  2 = Speak WX Reports Only
                                        #  3 = All Speaking
tracking_trackself=1                    # This parameter should equal "1" if
                                        # GPS Speaking is off and you still 
want
                                        # to hear tracking from your own 
mobile
tracking_shortannounce=1                #  0 = When Speaking Tracking
                                        #      Information, this will
                                        #      announce both distance from
                                        #      this station and distance
                                        #      from waypoint.
                                        #  1 = Only Distance from waypoint.
tracking_withname=2                     #  0 = If tracking.nam available,
                                        #      announce callsign instead
                                        #      of given name.
                                        #  1 = Announce Given name instead
                                        #      of callsign.
                                        #  2 = Announce given name AND
                                        #      callsign.
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