Threading APRS

aprs_thread.py

#!/usr/bin/env python


import threading

import aprs


class APRSMessage(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self.message = None

    def set_message(self, message):
        self.message = message
        print "Received message: %s" % message

    def message_timer(self):
        if self.message is None:
            print 'No message received!'
        else:
            self.message = None


am = APRSMessage()
ap = aprs.APRS('W2GMD', '12345')
at = threading.Timer(10.0, am.message_timer)
at.start()

ap.connect()
ap.receive(callback=am.set_message)