Activators appearing on APRS automatically

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@YO8SSH

In YO , we use an object with the X symbol for mark the summits on APRS maps. In the comment field is the date of activation and activator callsign. We do this manually. Making this automatically by SOTA2APRS is a great advantage. Maybe “X” symbol for summits it’s a good choice and acceptable for majority.

I have now implemented an experimental feature that shows automatically a cross at the location of SOTA summits within 10 km of the position of a moving APRS station that uses the “man” symbol.

In practice, you do not have to put your X symbol any longer: if there is APRS activity around a summit, it should show