[Xastir] ADS-WS1 weather station?

[Tom Russo]

On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 04:19:27PM -0600, we recorded a bogon-computron collision of the <ka5ste at cableone.net> flavor, containing:
> Tom,
> 
> I have ADS-WS1 running on Xastir (Call KJ5UFO-WX) I has been on line for
> over a year, going into the serial port. Then going to the Internet
> port. I have lost data coming from the weather station, but it was a
> hardware problem in the computer,or Internet problem not software. 
> 
> I am running 1.9.9 Xastir. But on the WX station window it shows Peet
> Bros ULTIMETER 2000 Type (Data Logging Mode), but I am missing data in
> the window (Dew point, High Wind, Wind Chill, Heat Index, 3-Hr Baro,
> High Temp, and Low Temp). Never asked if I should have these readings or
> not.

Thanks.  That's what I needed to know.

> On Sat, 2011-08-27 at 14:44 -0600, Tom Russo wrote:
> > Anyone here using the Argent Data Systems WS1 weather station with Xastir?
> > Its documentation states that it outputs data in the Peet Data Logger format,
> > and Xastir does have code to support that format, so I guess my question is
> > more "has anyone actually confirmed that Xastir's code recognizes ADS-WS1's
> > output correctly?"
> > 
> > My cheap LaCrosse 2317 has, after two years of almost flawless performance
> > (that after a year or so of very flawed performance) has stopped reporting wind
> > speed and is probably in need of replacing.  The ADS-WS1 is the only one I 
> > could possibly afford.
> > 
> 

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