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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.
(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!
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.
If you’re running a hot spot on a Raspberry Pi Zero rev.1 or rev.1.1 (1st gen.)
board, consider replacing your Pi board with the new 2021 Raspberry Pi Zero
2. Especially if you’re using my
W0CHP-PiStar-Dash version/fork of
Pi-Star.