[Xastir] Wx alerts

[Alex Carver]

--- On Mon, 10/5/09, Dale Seaburg  wrote:
> I have run the script, and done the enabling per above
> instructions.  Now, I see where I might have to be
> "connected" to a server???  I am not using xastir as an
> iGate.  I din't see the need to be connected in the
> wiki for Wx Alerts.  Maybe it was in one of the many
> links I did not rabbit-chase down.  What am I missing?
> 
> In other words, in one concise place, are there docs that
> spell out (from start to finish) what has to be set up in
> xastir, what has to be working outside of xastir, etc to get
> the confounded Wx Alerts working?  If not, then what
> would be the best way of tracking this down so it's not so
> obscured?

Even though you're not an IGate, you must be connected to one of the APRS-IS servers in order to receive the WX alert data.  So you need to set up your Internet connection in Xastir, connect to one of the core servers or Firenet as originally suggested, and then you should see weather data.