[OZAPRS] [Fwd: [aprssig] Strange Goings-on With WXSVR -- What'sHappening??]

[Ray Wells]

Thanks Geoff,

I hope they have a sense of humour. You appealed to mine :-)

Ray vk2tv

Geoff wrote:
> Ray,
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> Please feel free to post this response back to the TAPR group
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> It's not a "Future Lookalike" system - it's a NOW lookalike system :-)
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> WXSVR-AU was developed using the exact same protocol as the US WXSVR system.
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> Therefore, the stream meets the criteria to be filtered by the NWS filter on
> the APRS-IS servers (t/n).   
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> 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)
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> The WXSVR (USA) data probably disappeared for a while because that server
> went down, leaving only the -AU data matching the filter :-)
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> Cheers,
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> 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??]
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> I've cross-posted this from the TAPR group. Anyone know anything about it?
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> Ray vk2tv
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> -------- Original Message -------- 
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> Subject: 
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> [aprssig] Strange Goings-on With WXSVR -- What's Happening??
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> Date: 
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> Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:44:09 -0800
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> From: 
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> Stephen H. Smith  <mailto:wa8lmf2 at aol.com> <wa8lmf2 at aol.com>
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> TAPR APRS Mailing List  <mailto:aprssig at tapr.org> <aprssig at tapr.org>
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> TAPR APRS Mailing List  <mailto:aprssig at tapr.org> <aprssig at tapr.org>
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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:
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>       <http://wa8lmf.dyndns.org:14439> <http://wa8lmf.dyndns.org:14439>  
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> 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?       
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> Some hours later, the usual US feed of WXSVR data for the US shape file 
> overlays resumed.  
>  
> What's going on ???
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> --
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> Stephen H. Smith    wa8lmf (at) aol.com
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