[OZAPRS] Message Traffic and WX Alert list in Xastir

[David]

Hi Geoff...have done a ./update-xastir from the CVS in case something 
got broke.....
an NWS_WARN came in for NEP_STS and now i have a Red Alert area
looks like things are getting there.....
what you thought was YN as yellow well the Red one is YF....my cyan one 
may be missing dont know yet

David



Geoff wrote:
> BINGO.
>
> Problem with the Marine zones and Xastir found.
>
> Xastir has been HARD CODED so that only certain state prefixes will look at
> the MZ file.   From  maps.c:
>
> case 'Z':
>   // Zone, coastal or offshore marine zone file z_????? or mz???? or oz??
>   // oz: ANZ081-086,088,PZZ081-085
>   // mz: AM,AN,GM,LC,LE,LH,LM,LO,LS,PH,PK,PM,PS,PZ,SL
>   // z_: All others
>
>
> SO - I'll need to "fool" Xastir somehow by giving all products in the MZ
> file a state from the hard-coded list above.....   I'm not sure if this will
> cause issues to the US folk - I'll check with Dale & Peter.
>
> I'll get back to you on this one.....
>
> Anyway updated z_aus27no08 fileset is now available, and the code change has
> been done to send all alerts as NWS_xxxxx
>
> Geoff   VK2XJG
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geoff [mailto:geoff at gatwards.org] 
> Sent: Thursday, 27 November 2008 12:53 PM
> To: 'Australian APRS Users'
> Subject: RE: [OZAPRS] Message Traffic and WX Alert list in Xastir
>
> OK I've got my Xastir up and running, and after conducting a few tests, I
> think I found a problem (with Xastir!)
>
> It looks like Xastir ONLY accepts alert messages with NWS_xxxx as the
> destination.  The WXSVR protocol allows for both NWS_xxxx AND NWS-xxxx.
> I was sending out WARN severity messages with the latter format, in order
> for these to trigger additional messages on mobile units.
>
> So,  Fix 1 is for WXSVR-AU to only send alerts with the Underscore method...
>
> I have the dbfawk files working in the /config dir - BUT I had to RENAME the
> existing US versions (nwsz_ddmmyy became _nwsz_ddmmyy etc). Xastir refused
> to see the z_ausddmmyy file until I did this - don't know why.
>
> I have also REMOVED the additional column from the end of the dbf file for
> the z_aus product, as it also seems to have been causing issues with Xastir
> (look out for updated z_aus file later today on the site)
>
> I'm still trying to look at the issue with the MZ warnings - I still can't
> trigger any areas on the map although there seem to be no errors in
> Xastir...   Will keep looking at this one, but it only affects coastal
> waters areas at the moment.
>
> Regards,
> Geoff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au [mailto:ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au] On
> Behalf Of David
> Sent: Thursday, 27 November 2008 10:04 AM
> To: Australian APRS Users
> Subject: [OZAPRS] Message Traffic and WX Alert list in Xastir
>
> Hi Geoff....e-mail was getting too long
>
> your comment about th ?N or ?Y being a missing color for the area alert 
> may be spot on.....
> however i cant find ..after a lot of trawling of my h/d...the file(s) 
> where the colors are listed for the ADVIS  etc.....
> i got an Alert for CNTFLW again and the area color was YY and that 
> showed up the Yellow area on the map down the bottom of Victoria
>
> i think you are onto something there
>
> give me the clues and i'll do the searching etc....ive got all day hi hi
>
> David VK4BDJ
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