aprs-beacon.py

#!/bin/python
# 
# Copyright 2010 Tom Hayward KD7LXL <tom@tomh.us>
# 
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from socket import *

# APRS-IS login info
serverHost = 'rotate.aprs2.net'
serverPort = 14580
aprsUser = 'NOCALL-PY'
aprsPass = '00000'

# APRS packet
callsign = 'NOCALL'
btext = ''

# create socket & connect to server
sSock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM)
sSock.connect((serverHost, serverPort))
# logon
sSock.send('user %s pass %s vers KD7LXL-Python 0.1\n' % (aprsUser, aprsPass) )
# send packet
sSock.send('%s>APRS:%s\n' % (callsign, btext) )
# close socket
sSock.shutdown(0)
sSock.close()