Introduction
    AGWPE Overview
    More about AGWPE
1. Interface
    Getting Started
    Kits and Pre-assembled
    Receive Audio Cable
    Transmit Audio Cable
    PTT (TX Control) Cable
    2 Radio Modification
2. AGWPE Set Up
    Download and Install
    Basic AGWPE Setup
    2 Radio Setup
    2 Card Setup
3. Sound Card Setup
    Basic Settings
    Additional Settings
    Tuning Aid
4. Windows™ Setup
    TCP/IP Settings
    Update Windows
5. Problems?
    Program Behavior
    Receiving
    Transmitting
    Connections
6. Using AGWPE
    AGWPE on a Network
    Baud Rates & Modes
    Remote Control
    TCP/IP Over Radio
    Tips and Tricks
    Traffic Parameters
7. Compatible Programs:
    Setup Help
    UI-View
    WinAPRS
    Winpack
    Others
8. Packet Reference
    Overview
    Exchange Modes
    Frame Headers
    TNCs and AGWPE
    What to do with Packet
    Common Frequencies
    Sound Card Mechanics
    Further Reading     
  
   

Last Updated: 09/03/2010

XASTIR and AGWPE

(X Amateur Station Tracking and Information Reporting)

XASTIR is program for receiving and plotting APRS position packets.  XASTIR runs on Windows, MacOSX, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, and Lindows. It supports 124 map formats, several types of TNC's and weather stations, Festival speech synthesizer, AX.25 networking (Soundmodem/Baycom/SCC!) and seven languages!  On Unix-like operating systems, you can run your weather station or GPS on a separate computer as well, which is good for those hams who are already short on serial ports. XASTIR is FREE and available at http://www.xastir.org

Wes Johnston KD4RDB kindly provided these instructions for configuring XASTIR to run with AGWPE:

1. Click on INTERFACE -> PROPERTIES to bring up the Installed Interfaces screen. At the bottom of that screen press Add to bring up the Choose Interface Type screen:



Select Networked AGWPE and press Add



Enter the AGWPE Host information:

• Host: enter the IP address of the AGWPE computer. Use LOCALHOST or 127.0.0.1 if AGWPE is running on the same computer as XASTIR;  otherwise enter the LAN or web IP address of a remote computer.
• Port: by default, AGWPE uses port number 8000. Use this unless you have changed the port number in the AGWPE setup (see AGWPE over a network)
• Pass-code: optional; only needed if AGWPE was configured to require a user name and password to access port 8000 (see AGWPE over a network)
• Path: Enter at least one APRS path (the example above uses a path with one WIDE)

Press OK and you should see the newly created interface as below.

Press Close

To activate the new interface, in the XASTIR main view, click on INTERFACE -> START/STOP



Select the Networked AGWPE interface and press START.