[OZAPRS] Message Traffic and WX Alert list in Xastir

[David]

Hi Geoff...its working....now have 5 Red areas.....and one little Yellow one

BTW we have TSTORMS here in Townsville..and RAIN and we need it

David





David wrote:
> 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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