I have been running UI-View32 for a very long time, and use the "add-on"
UI-PGH, which at least for UI-View users, draws the Range Circles for
stations sending the PHG.
For UI-View stations, we can place the PHG in the Comment feild, but it
will not show on maps that adhear to the "Specs". On UI-View maps, the
Circles appear grey, indicating that the PHG is not in proper place..
The other PHG that is in the Spec location, will appear in color..
I don't remember the outcome when I tried placing the PHG in first
spaces of the WX report, as I also run a 24/7 weather station.
At least with the UI-View Add-on, we can enjoy the PHG display of the
range circles.
Robbie
Eric Christensen wrote:
Makes sense to me. I thing weather packets are long enough as they are
without adding a bunch of stuff on to the end of them.
Don't worry about me posting anything to the APRSSIG... I left that
group many moons ago and don't think I'll be going back. Very
unfortunate, though. It could have been a very good place to get
information.
Eric
Tom Russo wrote:
On Wed, Nov 15, 2006 at 11:05:58PM -0500, we recorded a bogon-computron collision of
the <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> flavor, containing:
Okay. So there shouldn't be a PHG statement at the end of the weather
data? That is interesting. I know that UIView doesn't integrate the
PHG in like Xastir does so John (KE4TZN) was simply putting the PHG
statement in the comment portion of the station ID so it would be in there.
Ah. Well it's certainly wrong just to bung it into the comment field. The
PHG data belongs in a specific place in the information field; specifically
PHG belongs in the "Data Extension" field, right after the symbol code in byte
28 of the packet, according to the spec. No spec-compliant software should be
decoding it from the comment field.
I wonder if there is a way to modify the spec to include these
situations?
Sigh. The spec is pretty well ossified, although there are a large number
of "errata" out there on Bob B's web site. You could always ask on APRSSIG, I
guess, but let us know when you before you do so --- I, for one, need to
order a new asbestos suit before reading any subsequent traffic over there.
If a digipeater were setup to also be a weather station
you'd definitely want to know the approximate coverage area.
Yep. Such a digi should be transmitting extra packets with a station
comment (containing a canonical set of information to show its capabilities)
and PHG info. It is not enough for it to just burp weather info. This is
usually done by programming a set of beacon strings into its TNC to be
sent out at infrequent intervals.
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