[Xastir] Xastir and "Special Marine" Warnings... A question about,

[David A Aitcheson]

Lynn,

Thank you, that worked.

73
Dave
KB3EFS


On 08/21/11 17:39, Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr) wrote:
> xastir can only display information that is available from APRS.  The
> main APRS-IS servers only carry critical alerts as declared by the NWS. 
> If you switch to firenet.us, all of the alerts are available including
> the "Special Marine" warnings, in my experience.
> 
> Just change your APRS-IS server from whatever it is (like
> rotate.aprs2.net or noam.aprs2.net) to firenet.us.  Port 14580
> (filtered) or 10152 (full feed) and all of your configured filters still
> works.
> 
> Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32
> 
> PS.  Be warned, you'll also get a lot more weather and water stations
> from firenet.us than you see on APRS-IS.
> 
> On 8/21/2011 5:33 PM, David A Aitcheson wrote:
>> Does Xastir display "Special Marine" weather warnings or not?
>>
>> If not then it should.
>>
>> "Special Marine" warnings are issued for severe storms over large bodies
>> of water such as the Great Lakes; especially when the formation of a
>> water spout (offshore TORNADO) is highly probable.
>>
>> Those waterspout's can become instant tornadoes at the shoreline.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Dave - KB3EFS
>>
> 
> 


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