[Xastir] Re: Xastir and Vantage Pro2

[Robert Grattan]

Mike,

I think I have it working now.  I found a thread you were in around the first part of December and followed a check list from Curt as to what should be turned on and off.  My APRS station is N4MRV and the wx station is N4MRV-1 so that should avoid the name problem you were having. I got the following log messages:

1:NET-> N4MRV-1>APRS,TCPIP,N4MRV*:@041900z3745.19N/07729.06W_270/000g009t043P000h30b10342.wview341
0:TX-> N4MRV>APX192,:}N4MRV-1>APRS,TCPIP,N4MRV*:@041900z3745.19N/07729.06W_270/000g009t043P000h30b10342.wview341
IGATE NET->RF(N):}N4MRV-1>APRS,TCPIP,N4MRV*:@041900z3745.19N/07729.06W_270/000g009t043P000h30b10342.wview341 

Thanks for your help.  I had actually seen the README but didn't really understand it completely.

Bob
>>> "Mike Long (N3QD)" <n3qd06 at gmail.com> 03-Jan-08 20:39 >>>
Hi Bob,

	I am assuming you have both interfaces configured and working.  Once  
this is done, just put the callsign you want gated into the ~.xastir/ 
Data/nws-stations file and xastir will gate only that station.  I  
know you're not looking for RTFM, and I don't mind helping out, but  
the README does give details of using this file.  Hope that helps!

Mike (N3QD)


On Jan 2, 2008, at 9:29 AM, Robert Grattan wrote:

> Mike,
>
> As a follow up question, could you tell me how you have your setup  
> so that the CWOP data is Igated to local RF?  I thought it would be  
> simple by using filters but seem to have gotten myself in a mess.   
> I hesitate to put this request on the list as I may invoke some  
> RTFM replies...  I'm trying to get only my own data N4MRV-1 from  
> the net and then Igate it to local RF without any other traffic  
> from the net.
> Thanks.
>
> Bob
>
>>>> "Mike Long (N3QD)" <n3qd06 at gmail.com> 02-Jan-08 01:02 >>>
> Bob,
>
> 	Sorry for taking so long to get back to you.  We've had company
> through the holidays and I have not had a lot of time to play ham  
> radio.
>
> 	The problem with the Davis is that it does not stream from the data
> port.  It needs to be polled.  If you want to stream WX directly to
> Xastir, Meteo is the only way to do it.  I too found Meteo too
> complex, and I've come up with a rather clunky solution.  I am using
> WView which is much easier to set up, but it does not interface with
> Xastir in any way.  It does, however, send APRS WX to the APRS-IS
> through the CWOP program.  So, I configured WView to send my WX to
> CWOP, and Xastir to gate my WX packets from the internet port to RF.
> That way my WX shows up on Findu and on my local RF APRS network.
>
> 73,
> Mike (N3QD)
>
>
> On Dec 28, 2007, at 4:12 PM, Robert Grattan wrote:
>
>> Hi Mike,
>>
>> I saw some of your postings on the Xastir list and wanted to
>> contact you without clogging up the list with questions that might
>> be old to some.
>>
>> I have a Vantage Pro2 wx station with the APRS data logger
>> connection and want to interface it to my RedHat box (RHES5)
>> running Xastir.  I'm thinking that you have sort of the same setup.
>> I've played around with the meteo/MySQL software but it seems
>> somewhat over my head although I'm sure it's good once setup
>> correctly.  Are you using something easier to work with?  On the
>> interface setup (Xastir) I see there are both entries for a serial
>> WX station and a networked WX station but I guess the VP2 needs
>> something else beyond connecting the data streamer to the Linux com
>> port?
>> That would be too easy.....
>>
>> Anyway, if you have time to answer some question then I would
>> appreciate it; otherwise you might point me in another direction
>> where I could get some help.
>>
>> Thanks in advance and best wishes for the holiday season.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Bob  N4MRV
>>
>>
>> Bob Grattan
>> 107 Howard Street
>> Ashland, VA  23005
>> 804-752-2550
>>
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