PHP script for sending location APRS message to APRS-IS.
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#!/usr/bin/php5 | |
<?php | |
$aprs_callsign = ''; | |
$aprs_passcode = 0; | |
$aprs_altinfeet = 2080; | |
// W is the WX icon. See http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/APRS_symbols.htm | |
// Use GPS coordinate format, see http://www.csgnetwork.com/gpscoordconv.html | |
$aprs_coord = '4740.55N/01829.60EW'; | |
$aprs_comment = 'Gerecse WX - www.ha5kdr.hu'; | |
$socket = socket_create(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, SOL_TCP); | |
if ($socket) { | |
$result = socket_connect($socket, 'hun.aprs2.net', 14580); | |
if ($result) { | |
// Authenticating | |
$tosend = "user $aprs_callsign pass $aprs_passcode\n"; | |
socket_write($socket, $tosend, strlen($tosend)); | |
$authstartat = time(); | |
$authenticated = false; | |
while ($msgin = socket_read($socket, 1000, PHP_NORMAL_READ)) { | |
if (strpos($msgin, "$aprs_callsign verified") !== FALSE) { | |
$authenticated = true; | |
break; | |
} | |
// Timeout handling | |
if (time()-$authstartat > 5) | |
break; | |
} | |
if ($authenticated) { | |
// Sending position | |
$tosend = "$aprs_callsign>APRS,TCPIP*:@" . date('Hmi') . "z$aprs_coord/A=" . | |
str_pad($aprs_altinfeet, 6, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT) . " $aprs_comment\n"; | |
socket_write($socket, $tosend, strlen($tosend)); | |
echo $tosend; | |
} | |
} | |
socket_close($socket); | |
} | |
?> |
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Please note that date('Hmi') is incorrect. This is hours, month, seconds. It should be date('His') for hours, minutes, seconds.