On Aug 30, 2018, at 1:11 PM, John D Hays - K7VE <john@...> wrote:

You might try the plist files at https://ar-dns.net

On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 7:48 AM Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe=aol.com@groups.io> wrote:

GM, folks.

Running Buster on an iMac late 2015.  Works fine.

Friends wanted me to connect to an experimental reflector XLX003-R, but Buster could not link to it.  The others were all on Windows machines.  Any idea what might be the issue for this one?  See this link.  The top 4 were hams with whom I was trying to connect.

http://xlx003.xrefl.net/index.php

Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell)    704-995-1522

--

---

John D. Hays
Edmonds, WA

K7VE

   

On Sep 4, 2018, at 11:37 AM, Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:

Anna,

If you happen to see this, I would appreciate some advice. Thanks.


Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell) 704-995-1522

On Aug 30, 2018, at 1:11 PM, John D Hays - K7VE <john@...> wrote:

You might try the plist files at https://ar-dns.net

On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 7:48 AM Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:
GM, folks.

Running Buster on an iMac late 2015. Works fine.

Friends wanted me to connect to an experimental reflector XLX003-R, but Buster could not link to it. The others were all on Windows machines. Any idea what might be the issue for this one? See this link. The top 4 were hams with whom I was trying to connect.

http://xlx003.xrefl.net/index.php


Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell) 704-995-1522





--

John D. Hays
Edmonds, WAK7VE

On Sep 5, 2018, at 11:30 AM, Annaliese McDermond <nh6z@...> wrote:

Dick --

At startup time, the reflector protocol drivers load up a properties list (plist) file of what reflectors they able to handle connections to. That list is made up of an internal list that’s shipped with Buster, and a live-downloaded list from ar-dns.net. They’re merged, with the ar-dns.net entries taking precedence.

Right now, Buster only uses the “DExtra Reflectors” list from ar-dns.net. That won’t include any of the XLX reflectors. There’s no real reason that I know of that would prevent Buster connecting, but it just doesn’t know about them. It was written before they existed.

You can hack Buster by adding an XLX reflector to the DExtraReflectors.plist XML file inside of /Applications/Buster.app. Anything else would require an update from me. The easiest thing would be for John to make the XLX reflectors available as a plist file as well, and then I can add a couple of lines to import it.

-- Anna

On Sep 4, 2018, at 11:37 AM, Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:

Anna,

If you happen to see this, I would appreciate some advice. Thanks.


Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell) 704-995-1522

On Aug 30, 2018, at 1:11 PM, John D Hays - K7VE <john@...> wrote:

You might try the plist files at https://ar-dns.net

On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 7:48 AM Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:
GM, folks.

Running Buster on an iMac late 2015. Works fine.

Friends wanted me to connect to an experimental reflector XLX003-R, but Buster could not link to it. The others were all on Windows machines. Any idea what might be the issue for this one? See this link. The top 4 were hams with whom I was trying to connect.

http://xlx003.xrefl.net/index.php


Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell) 704-995-1522





--

John D. Hays
Edmonds, WAK7VE

On Sep 6, 2018, at 1:16 PM, Annaliese McDermond <nh6z@...> wrote:

John and I worked out some datasource issues and I’ll be releasing some code in the next couple of days that will hopefully include XLX reflectors.

--
Annaliese McDermond (NH6Z)
Xenotropic Systems
mcdermj@...

On Sep 5, 2018, at 11:30 AM, Annaliese McDermond <nh6z@...> wrote:

Dick --

At startup time, the reflector protocol drivers load up a properties list (plist) file of what reflectors they able to handle connections to. That list is made up of an internal list that’s shipped with Buster, and a live-downloaded list from ar-dns.net. They’re merged, with the ar-dns.net entries taking precedence.

Right now, Buster only uses the “DExtra Reflectors” list from ar-dns.net. That won’t include any of the XLX reflectors. There’s no real reason that I know of that would prevent Buster connecting, but it just doesn’t know about them. It was written before they existed.

You can hack Buster by adding an XLX reflector to the DExtraReflectors.plist XML file inside of /Applications/Buster.app. Anything else would require an update from me. The easiest thing would be for John to make the XLX reflectors available as a plist file as well, and then I can add a couple of lines to import it.

-- Anna

On Sep 4, 2018, at 11:37 AM, Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:

Anna,

If you happen to see this, I would appreciate some advice. Thanks.


Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell) 704-995-1522

On Aug 30, 2018, at 1:11 PM, John D Hays - K7VE <john@...> wrote:

You might try the plist files at https://ar-dns.net

On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 7:48 AM Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:
GM, folks.

Running Buster on an iMac late 2015. Works fine.

Friends wanted me to connect to an experimental reflector XLX003-R, but Buster could not link to it. The others were all on Windows machines. Any idea what might be the issue for this one? See this link. The top 4 were hams with whom I was trying to connect.

http://xlx003.xrefl.net/index.php


Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell) 704-995-1522





--

John D. Hays
Edmonds, WAK7VE

On Sep 6, 2018, at 2:08 PM, John D Hays - K7VE <john@...> wrote:

A new XLX plist file is available at https://ar-dns.net

On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 10:31 AM Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe=aol.com@groups.io> wrote:

Thanks to both of you for considering a fix for this. The last time I waded into code it was Basic and before that Fortran. U can see how old I am !!

--

---

John D. Hays
Edmonds, WA

K7VE

   

Thanks, John.  Where do I put this in the Mac?  It must be deep in a Library.  Spotlight doesn’t find those files.

Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell)    704-995-1522

On Sep 6, 2018, at 2:08 PM, John D Hays - K7VE <john@...> wrote:

A new XLX plist file is available at https://ar-dns.net

On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 10:31 AM Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe=aol.com@groups.io> wrote:

Thanks to both of you for considering a fix for this. The last time I waded into code it was Basic and before that Fortran. U can see how old I am !!

--

---

John D. Hays
Edmonds, WA

K7VE

   

On Sep 6, 2018, at 2:24 PM, Annaliese McDermond <nh6z@...> wrote:

Without the new code, Buster won’t even look for it. Hold tight and I’ll get a new version out. 

—Anna

On Sep 6, 2018, at 11:15 AM, Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:

Thanks, John.  Where do I put this in the Mac?  It must be deep in a Library.  Spotlight doesn’t find those files.

Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell)    704-995-1522

On Sep 6, 2018, at 2:08 PM, John D Hays - K7VE <john@...> wrote:

A new XLX plist file is available at https://ar-dns.net

On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 10:31 AM Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe=aol.com@groups.io> wrote:

Thanks to both of you for considering a fix for this. The last time I waded into code it was Basic and before that Fortran. U can see how old I am !!

-- 

---

John D. Hays
Edmonds, WA

K7VE

   

OK. When you have it settled, let me know where to stuff the downloaded plist.

Thanks, Anna.

Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell)    704-995-1522

On Sep 6, 2018, at 2:24 PM, Annaliese McDermond <nh6z@...> wrote:

Without the new code, Buster won’t even look for it. Hold tight and I’ll get a new version out. 

—Anna

On Sep 6, 2018, at 11:15 AM, Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:

Thanks, John.  Where do I put this in the Mac?  It must be deep in a Library.  Spotlight doesn’t find those files.

Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell)    704-995-1522

On Sep 6, 2018, at 2:08 PM, John D Hays - K7VE <john@...> wrote:

A new XLX plist file is available at https://ar-dns.net

On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 10:31 AM Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe=aol.com@groups.io> wrote:

Thanks to both of you for considering a fix for this. The last time I waded into code it was Basic and before that Fortran. U can see how old I am !!

-- 

---

John D. Hays
Edmonds, WA

K7VE

   

On Sep 6, 2018, at 3:44 PM, Annaliese McDermond <nh6z@...> wrote:

You shouldn’t have to do anything but upgrade off the App Store. 

—Anna

On Sep 6, 2018, at 11:27 AM, Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:

OK. When you have it settled, let me know where to stuff the downloaded plist.

Thanks, Anna.

Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell)    704-995-1522

On Sep 6, 2018, at 2:24 PM, Annaliese McDermond <nh6z@...> wrote:

Without the new code, Buster won’t even look for it. Hold tight and I’ll get a new version out. 

—Anna

On Sep 6, 2018, at 11:15 AM, Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:

Thanks, John.  Where do I put this in the Mac?  It must be deep in a Library.  Spotlight doesn’t find those files.

Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell)    704-995-1522

On Sep 6, 2018, at 2:08 PM, John D Hays - K7VE <john@...> wrote:

A new XLX plist file is available at https://ar-dns.net

On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 10:31 AM Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe=aol.com@groups.io> wrote:

Thanks to both of you for considering a fix for this. The last time I waded into code it was Basic and before that Fortran. U can see how old I am !!

-- 

---

John D. Hays
Edmonds, WA

K7VE

   

On Sep 6, 2018, at 3:57 PM, Tom Early <n7tae@...> wrote:

If you right-click on most any application and select "show package contents", you find interesting stuff. But be careful. Look, but don't touch, unless you know what you are doing!

Every Mac app icon points to a <APP NAME>.app directory.

You can see this more clearly with terminal, if you like command line.

On 09/06/2018 12:48 PM, Dick Herrick via Groups.Io wrote:

Very good.  Let me know when.  I would still like to be educated as to where to find these files in the “bowels” of the Mac !!

Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell)    704-995-1522

On Sep 6, 2018, at 3:44 PM, Annaliese McDermond <nh6z@...> wrote:

You shouldn’t have to do anything but upgrade off the App Store. 

—Anna

On Sep 6, 2018, at 11:27 AM, Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:

OK. When you have it settled, let me know where to stuff the downloaded plist.

Thanks, Anna.

Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell)    704-995-1522

On Sep 6, 2018, at 2:24 PM, Annaliese McDermond <nh6z@...> wrote:

Without the new code, Buster won’t even look for it. Hold tight and I’ll get a new version out. 

—Anna

On Sep 6, 2018, at 11:15 AM, Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:

Thanks, John.  Where do I put this in the Mac?  It must be deep in a Library.  Spotlight doesn’t find those files.

Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell)    704-995-1522

On Sep 6, 2018, at 2:08 PM, John D Hays - K7VE <john@...> wrote:

A new XLX plist file is available at https://ar-dns.net

On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 10:31 AM Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe=aol.com@groups.io> wrote:

Thanks to both of you for considering a fix for this. The last time I waded into code it was Basic and before that Fortran. U can see how old I am !!

-- 

---

John D. Hays
Edmonds, WA

K7VE

   

-- 
___________________________
73
n7tae (at) tearly (dot) net

On Sep 6, 2018, at 3:44 PM, Annaliese McDermond <nh6z@...> wrote:

You shouldn’t have to do anything but upgrade off the App Store. 

—Anna

On Sep 6, 2018, at 11:27 AM, Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:

OK. When you have it settled, let me know where to stuff the downloaded plist.

Thanks, Anna.

Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell)    704-995-1522

On Sep 6, 2018, at 2:24 PM, Annaliese McDermond <nh6z@...> wrote:

Without the new code, Buster won’t even look for it. Hold tight and I’ll get a new version out. 

—Anna

On Sep 6, 2018, at 11:15 AM, Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:

Thanks, John.  Where do I put this in the Mac?  It must be deep in a Library.  Spotlight doesn’t find those files.

Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell)    704-995-1522

On Sep 6, 2018, at 2:08 PM, John D Hays - K7VE <john@...> wrote:

A new XLX plist file is available at https://ar-dns.net

On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 10:31 AM Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe=aol.com@groups.io> wrote:

Thanks to both of you for considering a fix for this. The last time I waded into code it was Basic and before that Fortran. U can see how old I am !!

-- 

---

John D. Hays
Edmonds, WA

K7VE

   

On Sep 14, 2018, at 5:37 AM, Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:

Anna, did you post a revised version of Buster ??


Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell) 704-995-1522

On Sep 6, 2018, at 3:44 PM, Annaliese McDermond <nh6z@...> wrote:

You shouldn’t have to do anything but upgrade off the App Store.

—Anna


On Sep 6, 2018, at 11:27 AM, Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:

OK. When you have it settled, let me know where to stuff the downloaded plist.

Thanks, Anna.


Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell) 704-995-1522

On Sep 6, 2018, at 2:24 PM, Annaliese McDermond <nh6z@...> wrote:

Without the new code, Buster won’t even look for it. Hold tight and I’ll get a new version out.

—Anna


On Sep 6, 2018, at 11:15 AM, Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:

Thanks, John. Where do I put this in the Mac? It must be deep in a Library. Spotlight doesn’t find those files.


Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell) 704-995-1522

On Sep 6, 2018, at 2:08 PM, John D Hays - K7VE <john@...> wrote:

A new XLX plist file is available at https://ar-dns.net
On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 10:31 AM Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:
Thanks to both of you for considering a fix for this. The last time I waded into code it was Basic and before that Fortran. U can see how old I am !!
--

John D. Hays
Edmonds, WAK7VE

On Sep 14, 2018, at 11:45 PM, Annaliese McDermond <nh6z@...> wrote:

I was at the APRS Summer Gather in North Bend, WA last weekend hanging out with the rest of the NW Digital Radio crew and a bunch of other ham friends, so I didn’t have a chance to commit the code and push things up to the iTunes store.

I wrote the code earlier this evening and did some light testing to make sure it at least pretended to link to the XLX reflectors, and it seemed to work although I didn’t find one with any audio to listen to.

This version is 1.2.2 and is pushed up to the App Store for approval.  As soon as Apple approves, it’ll be marked for availability.

Incidentally, for those wondering why I don’t distribute this off of my own website, here’s the answer:

Buster includes geolocation and mapping functionality.  The “Location” field on your display is actually derived from any DPRS information carried with the connection.  In addition you should be able to click on that location to reveal a popup that contains a small map of where that location actually is.  Again, derived from the DPRS information from that transition.

To be able to use the Apple mapping and geolocation APIs, you have to distribute your app on the App Store and sandbox it.  Otherwise your app cannot connect to the proper services to make it work.  That’s why I do this and why it sometimes takes a while to get things reviewed and put on the store.

Also note that it appears as though opendstar.org is having some issues.  This causes Buster to not be able to get the reflector list and drop all the REF reflectors.  Once Robin fixes this, it should start working again.

--
Annaliese McDermond (NH6Z)
Xenotropic Systems
mcdermj@...

On Sep 14, 2018, at 5:37 AM, Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:

Anna, did you post a revised version of Buster ??


Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell)    704-995-1522

On Sep 6, 2018, at 3:44 PM, Annaliese McDermond <nh6z@...> wrote:

You shouldn’t have to do anything but upgrade off the App Store. 

—Anna


On Sep 6, 2018, at 11:27 AM, Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:

OK. When you have it settled, let me know where to stuff the downloaded plist.

Thanks, Anna.


Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell)    704-995-1522

On Sep 6, 2018, at 2:24 PM, Annaliese McDermond <nh6z@...> wrote:

Without the new code, Buster won’t even look for it. Hold tight and I’ll get a new version out. 

—Anna


On Sep 6, 2018, at 11:15 AM, Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:

Thanks, John.  Where do I put this in the Mac?  It must be deep in a Library.  Spotlight doesn’t find those files.


Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell)    704-995-1522

On Sep 6, 2018, at 2:08 PM, John D Hays - K7VE <john@...> wrote:

A new XLX plist file is available at https://ar-dns.net
On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 10:31 AM Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:
Thanks to both of you for considering a fix for this. The last time I waded into code it was Basic and before that Fortran. U can see how old I am !!
-- 

John D. Hays
Edmonds, WAK7VE

On Sep 15, 2018, at 10:11 AM, Dick Herrick <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:

Thanks, Anna.  I’ll check it out wen posted.

Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell)    704-995-1522

On Sep 14, 2018, at 11:45 PM, Annaliese McDermond <nh6z@...> wrote:

I was at the APRS Summer Gather in North Bend, WA last weekend hanging out with the rest of the NW Digital Radio crew and a bunch of other ham friends, so I didn’t have a chance to commit the code and push things up to the iTunes store.

I wrote the code earlier this evening and did some light testing to make sure it at least pretended to link to the XLX reflectors, and it seemed to work although I didn’t find one with any audio to listen to.

This version is 1.2.2 and is pushed up to the App Store for approval.  As soon as Apple approves, it’ll be marked for availability.

Incidentally, for those wondering why I don’t distribute this off of my own website, here’s the answer:

Buster includes geolocation and mapping functionality.  The “Location” field on your display is actually derived from any DPRS information carried with the connection.  In addition you should be able to click on that location to reveal a popup that contains a small map of where that location actually is.  Again, derived from the DPRS information from that transition.

To be able to use the Apple mapping and geolocation APIs, you have to distribute your app on the App Store and sandbox it.  Otherwise your app cannot connect to the proper services to make it work.  That’s why I do this and why it sometimes takes a while to get things reviewed and put on the store.

Also note that it appears as though opendstar.org is having some issues.  This causes Buster to not be able to get the reflector list and drop all the REF reflectors.  Once Robin fixes this, it should start working again.

--
Annaliese McDermond (NH6Z)
Xenotropic Systems
mcdermj@...

On Sep 14, 2018, at 5:37 AM, Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:

Anna, did you post a revised version of Buster ??


Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell)    704-995-1522

On Sep 6, 2018, at 3:44 PM, Annaliese McDermond <nh6z@...> wrote:

You shouldn’t have to do anything but upgrade off the App Store. 

—Anna


On Sep 6, 2018, at 11:27 AM, Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:

OK. When you have it settled, let me know where to stuff the downloaded plist.

Thanks, Anna.


Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell)    704-995-1522

On Sep 6, 2018, at 2:24 PM, Annaliese McDermond <nh6z@...> wrote:

Without the new code, Buster won’t even look for it. Hold tight and I’ll get a new version out. 

—Anna


On Sep 6, 2018, at 11:15 AM, Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:

Thanks, John.  Where do I put this in the Mac?  It must be deep in a Library.  Spotlight doesn’t find those files.


Dick Herrick, BEE, PE
rjherrickpe@...

(Office) 704-509-2882
(Cell)    704-995-1522

On Sep 6, 2018, at 2:08 PM, John D Hays - K7VE <john@...> wrote:

A new XLX plist file is available at https://ar-dns.net
On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 10:31 AM Dick Herrick via Groups.Io <rjherrickpe@...> wrote:
Thanks to both of you for considering a fix for this. The last time I waded into code it was Basic and before that Fortran. U can see how old I am !!
-- 

John D. Hays
Edmonds, WAK7VE