The original Pi-Star (still) uses myriad HTML tables for layout (non-tabular)
data. That’s a Bad Thing™ And since my
W0CHP-PiStar-Dash software is a fork, it
inherited lots of that legacy garbage. However, I’ve begun the conversion from
HTML tables for layout, to proper HTML(5) and CSS.
This is a UI/UX project that will be completed in phases as I get to them.
My XLX493 MultiProtocol Reflector is now peering/bridged with
BrandMeister. What this provides, is a direct and easy link into XLX493, Module “E - W0CHP-PiStar-Dash”.
All you need to do is talk on TalkGroup 3170603 in BrandMeister, and you’ll
automatically be connected due to the bridging/peering.
This is a very simple way to connect to the reflector if you’re looking for
W0CHP-PiStar-Dash support, or
just general chat about the software.
Well, it seems that the venerable MW0MWZ (Andy) has
decided to no longer be
Pi-Star’s BDFL. And I
support the notion.
Running a large-scope project, pretty much solo (especially the code base itself), is no picnic. I sincerely hope Andy finds good help.
What it means for my
W0CHP-PiStar-Dash software: essentially
nothing. But more on that later.
The FreeDMR network has finally provided proper JSON for their talk groups!
Thusly, I have added their sortable/seachable/downloadable (and mobile-friendly) list to my consummate Digial Radio Lists.
Enjoy!
Since the birth of W0CHP-PiStar-Dash in
~2019, the “back-end” had historically used (and stuck with) the official
Pi-Star
binaries (the
core third-party programs found in /usr/local/bin)
compiled by the Pi-Star author Andy, MW0MWZ. This was deliberate…
Firstly, I really didn’t want to hand-compile all of the upstream binary sources by-hand. And secondly, they were perfectly stable enough for daily usage and didn’t merit any changes.
However, as of 1/26/2022, that has since changed.
A proposed, cool new feature I’m working on for W0CHP-PiStar-Dash:
Current / Last Caller (vital) Details on Main Dashboard.
(Skip directly to the demo video…)
Andy (MW0MWZ), the author of Pi-Star has been slowly rolling out new features
that track Jon’s (G4KLX) contributions to the ham community, namely,
APRSGateway (as well as DGIdGateway, etc.).
However, while the core binaries, skeletal configurations, etc. are slowly (and
arguably systematically) rolled out in Andy’s Pi-Star updates, one must
essentially hand-edit config files to enable/disable or change these services;
specifically APRSGateway.
I’ve put a video together, showing how easy it is to install my
W0CHP-PiStar-Dash software.
Enjoy!
Since 2018, I migrated all of my code and repositories from GitHub onto my own on-premise, self-hosted solution which was based on the venerable Gogs software (proxied by an Apache web server).
While my solution worked quote well for some time, I had been meaning to migrate all of my code repositories to a different back-end.
With the myriad updates I’ve been making to my
W0CHP-PiStar-Dash software, some installations
(especially those that have been mucked with by the users) may refuse to
fully update to the latest version of my software.
Fortunately, you can fix and reset your installation with one simple command.