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MPAD Quick Reference
To: MPAD
Send a position report via email
- A very neat function of the server!
- send "posmsg email-address"
Repeaters
- Send "repeater band mode"
- modes = fm, dstar, dmr, c4fm
- bands = 2m, 70cm, 6m
Weather
- send "wx"
- send "wx tomorrow"
- send "wx friday"
- send "zip zip-code"/example "zip 35652"
- send "city, state"/example "Nashville, TN" Note: comma is required!
Airport Weather
- send "metar"
- returns weather from closest airport
Coordinates
- send "whereis"
- send "whereis call sign+SSID"
Sunrise/Sunset UTC
- send "riseset"
Satellite Passes
Open Street Maps
- I haven't found these to be super useful but cool to use for demos
- send "OSM category code"
| OSM Category Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
aerodrome |
Airport |
alpine_hut |
Alpine Hut |
ambulance_station |
Ambulance |
atm |
ATM |
bakery |
Bakery |
bank |
Bank |
butcher |
Butcher |
car_rental |
Car Rental |
car_repair |
Car Repair |
charging_station |
Charging Station |
chemist |
Chemist / Pharmacy |
clinic |
Clinic / Hospital |
college |
College |
deli |
Deli |
dentist |
Dentist |
department_store |
Department Store |
doctors |
Doctors |
drinking_water |
Drinking Water |
dry_cleaning |
Dry Cleaning |
electronics |
Electronics Shop |
fire_station |
Fire Station |
fuel |
Fuel / Petrol / Gas Station |
guest_house |
Guest house |
hairdresser |
Hairdresser |
hospital |
Hospital |
hostel |
Hostel |
hotel |
Hotel |
information |
Information |
laundry |
Laundry |
mall |
(Shopping) mall |
motel |
Motel |
motorcycle |
Motorcycle |
optician |
Optician |
pharmacy |
Pharmacy |
phone |
Phone |
photographer |
Photographer |
police |
Police Office / Precinct |
post_box |
Post Box |
post_office |
Post Office |
pub |
Pub / Bar |
shoes |
Shoes |
subway |
Subway Station |
supermarket |
Supermarket |
taxi |
Taxi |
telephone |
Telephone (booth) |
tobacco |
Tobacco |
toilets |
Toilets |
train_station |
Train Station |
veterinary |
Veterinary |
university |
University |
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