Allows you to interact with the APRS-IS network with your ruby applications
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gem install aprs-is -v 0.0.1.5
Installation: gem install aprs-is
Usage:
aprs = Aprs.new("second.aprs.net", 20157, "callsign", "Version Number You Decide")
aprs.connect #connects to aprs network
aprs.packet("=4158.19N/08556.81W-", "Mesage to append") #send a packet with your location (please replace location details)
aprs.msg_raw #print to screen everything you see
aprs.msg_filter #only print to screen messages containing your callsign and the message attached to it
aprs.send_msg(msg, sendto) replace msg with your message and sendto with the callsign your sending a message to
Updates: Later this will include functions to enable piping this data into other functions and variables