[Xastir] WMSRadar and net acquired .gif

[Jim Morgan]

I need some help. I am new to Linux and Xastir both so please keep things simple for me.

I noticed today that the radar that I load from the website www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge/RadarImg/NOZ/MAF_NOZ_0.gif is off by several miles. I am talking in the neighborhood of 50-75 miles. When I adjust the size of the .gif the center of the radar (the ground clutter) moves around as I change the size. I had the ground clutter centered but the edge of a recent storm was real far off. 

So I tried the WMSRadar on my Xastir and discovered that the image is indeed better but it shows the storms about 120 miles north of their actual location.

What setting(s) do I have wrong? The purpose of this set-up is to serve as a remote station for Skywarn operations if something happens at the NWS so I need the radar to be as accurate as possible.

Oh the technical stuff-- Ubuntu 6.06 and Xastir 1.71. I am not much of a programmer so this is all real close to OEM specs.

Thank you for your help,

73s
Jim KE5MKT


Jim Morgan KE5MKT
Midland, TX 79703-6318
USA
432.425.5606
       
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