Two items :

1) I have created a script and would now like to have in Icon on the Desktop or create Menu location for it (Main > Mail >Get Mail from CALL)

2) I need help getting script to run mheard udr1 command, display the call signs only in a tabbed format 5 wide by rows needed to show all results

Prompt me for call sign from above display then execute wl2kax25 -c %CALL% -V where %CALL% is the entered value for the keyboard.

I would greatly appreciate any help you can provide.

73s, Ed, KD9FRQ

Is anyone able and willing to help guide me?

Ed, KD9FRQ

I will try to help. I am mobile right now and will elaborate when I get home.

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Rich Gordon
k0eb

The mheard-mail.sh script in the following github repository link should come close to what you are specifying. https://github.com/n7nix/auto-rmsgw-find

Features of this script:

• Does NOT use any temporary files
• Parameterizes port name & number of columns

Problems

• Since mheard does not capture frequency if you change the frequency on your radio or use rig control the generated list of stations may not match the current frequency of your radio.

/Basil n7nix

Here is what I do when I want to create a custom menu entry. In the file browser, navigate to /usr/share/applications and copy one of the applications - pick one that shows up in the category that you want your custom entry to show up in. Now you need to paste it into /home/yourUserName/.local/share/applications. Create .local/share/applications directories if they do not exist. Now edit the file that you just pasted by right clicking and opening with your text editor. Make it look something like this:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Get Mail from CALL
Exec=~/.local/bin/yourscript
Categories=Utility;
NoDisplay=false
Terminal=false
Icon=/iconDirectory/icon.png

Save the file after editing. Rename the file with a new name like mailfromcall.desktop . You may need to do this from the terminal with the mv command.
Place your script in ~/.local/bin/ and you should be good to go. I am not quite sure I know what your script is doing or how the info is displayed. Do you need it to display in a terminal or will it display as a notification? You might need to tweak the ,desktop file in order to do that.
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Rich Gordon
k0eb

I am not quite sure I know what your script is doing or how the info is displayed.

Script lives here: https://github.com/n7nix/auto-rmsgw-find/blob/master/mheard-mail.sh

Instructions for using a desktop icon here: https://github.com/n7nix/auto-rmsgw-find#to-run-from-desktop-icon

/Basil n7nix