[Xastir] Telemetry messages here in St. Louis

[Bill Bird]

Hi,

I am running Xastir Version 2.0.9 here in the St. Louis, MO vicinity.  I 
am connected to both rf and the internet.  On the internet I use a 
filter of r/38/-90/200.  I like to view the map, the incoming packets, 
and messages so I normally have three windows open on one monitor.

There a couple of stations that send telemetry data from their station 
to their station as a message.  This series of messages is usually about 
four in a sequence and happens a few times each hour. One station uses 
rf and the other uses TCPIP for their telemetry.  I would prefer to not 
see these messages in my messages window as they tend to fill the 
message window and not allow me to see the few actual APRS user messages 
unless I scroll.

In the past I have eliminated the telemetry messages by using Xastir to 
limit my viewing of messages to a fourteen mile radius - but I don't 
like to do that as I miss many other actual local messages between 
various hams.

Is there a way to filter out messages from these two stations that are 
sending telemetry data to their own callsign?

Why are these two stations sending "site operational data" to themselves 
via APRS.  Is this proper use?

Here is some of the data being sent.  I am leaving out callsigns.

PARM.Vin,Rx1h,Dg1h,Eff1h,Temp,O1,O2,O3,O4,I1,I2,I3,I4
UNIT.Volt,Pkt,Pkt,Pcnt,F,On,On,On,On,Hi,Hi,Hi,Hi
EQNS.0,0.075,0,0,10,0,0,10,0,0,1,0,0,0.9,-83.2
T#062,164,107,011,076,128,00000000

Thanks,

Bill
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