[OZAPRS] [Fwd: [aprssig] Strange Goings-on With WXSVR -- What'sHappening??]
Geoff
geoff at gatwards.org
Sun Dec 28 14:32:36 EST 2008
Ray,
Please feel free to post this response back to the TAPR group
It's not a "Future Lookalike" system - it's a NOW lookalike system :-)
WXSVR-AU was developed using the exact same protocol as the US WXSVR system.
Therefore, the stream meets the criteria to be filtered by the NWS filter on
the APRS-IS servers (t/n).
We checked with several sources in the USA closely linked to the WXSVR
system before we let WXSVR-AU loose, and the proviso on duplicating the
protocol was that we ensure that there are no overlaps of either the CWA
prefix or State abbreviations - this ensures that AU data does not trigger
false beacons in the US (Which is why WA is WX in our system)
The WXSVR (USA) data probably disappeared for a while because that server
went down, leaving only the -AU data matching the filter :-)
Cheers,
Geoff VK2XJG
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From: ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au [mailto:ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au] On
Behalf Of Ray Wells
Sent: Sunday, 28 December 2008 1:04 PM
To: Australian APRS Users
Subject: [OZAPRS] [Fwd: [aprssig] Strange Goings-on With WXSVR --
What'sHappening??]
I've cross-posted this from the TAPR group. Anyone know anything about it?
Ray vk2tv
-------- Original Message --------
Subject:
[aprssig] Strange Goings-on With WXSVR -- What's Happening??
Date:
Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:44:09 -0800
From:
Stephen H. Smith <mailto:wa8lmf2 at aol.com> <wa8lmf2 at aol.com>
Reply-To:
TAPR APRS Mailing List <mailto:aprssig at tapr.org> <aprssig at tapr.org>
To:
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I took my APRS UIview websever down for about 12 hours yesterday to do
some major patching and updating of the OS and drivers. When I
restarted it about 1:00 AM Pacific time and reconnected to
second.aprs.net:14580 , no WXSVR data for the NWS overlays on my US
map at:
<http://wa8lmf.dyndns.org:14439> <http://wa8lmf.dyndns.org:14439>
seemed to be coming from the server. However, a continuous flow of
stuff apparently gated by "WXSVR-AU" which appeared to refer to places
in Australia WAS showing up in my raw data stream. I had made no
changes in my filter port settings; i.e. was still using the *t/n*
filter port switch.
Is someone testing a future work-alike to the NWS overlays for
Australia?
Some hours later, the usual US feed of WXSVR data for the US shape file
overlays resumed.
What's going on ???
--
Stephen H. Smith wa8lmf (at) aol.com
EchoLink Node: 14400 [Think bottom of the 2M band]
Home Page: http://wa8lmf.com --OR-- http://wa8lmf.net
World Digipeater Map
http://wa8lmf.net/APRSmaps
JavAPRS Filter Port 14580 Guide
http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/JAVaprsFilters.htm
"APRS 101" Explanation of APRS Path Selection & Digipeating
http://wa8lmf.net/DigiPaths
Updated "Rev H" APRS http://wa8lmf.net/aprs
Symbols Set for UI-View,
UIpoint and APRSplus:
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