[arm-allstar] Weather script updates are out

[David]

Doug,

Thanks for getting the wunderground info back online.  Weather.sh works 
fine and I see only one issue with wx_conditions.sh.

The solar radiation measurement says only the word "solar" and no 
numeric value.

-Dave k6dvd

On 1/13/2020 8:38 AM, "Doug Crompton via ARM-allstar" wrote:
> Darrell,
>
>     The weather scripts always allowed zip, airport or personal wunderground
> weather station reports. The update was because wundergrounds web presence
> was taken over by IBM in the last year. They completely changed the way raw
> data from the stations was presented changing from an xml to a json format.
> So the two weather scripts no longer worked for wunderground reports. The
> update fixed that. If you are using zip or airport codes there is no change
> but you do again have the ability to access wunderground weather stations
> if you desire.
>
> It has also been confirmed since my last message that apparently anyone can
> get an api key regardless of whether you have a real physical station or
> not. You just have to sign up at the web site and setup a fake station and
> get the api key. I am not sure this will always work but it appears to for
> now.
>
>
> *73 Doug*
>
> *WA3DSP*
> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>
> On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 11:20 AM Darrell Black <gigahacker at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I am a little confused. I use the weather on our repeater each hour. I did
>> this by adding the zip code to the time announcement. Is this the same
>> thing or is there more weather accountment I didn't know about?
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 12, 2020 at 8:57 PM "Doug Crompton via ARM-allstar" <
>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>
>>> The weather scripts  weather.sh and wx_condition.sh have been updated with
>>> RPi 2-3-4 version 1-6-08 to accept and work with the new wundergound (IBM)
>>> json format for home weather stations. The prior format was xml.
>>>
>>> This updates the two scripts and also the two ini files which if you
>>> previously changed you will need to do so again. They are very simple ini
>>> files so no big deal.  The api key is blank in the two files. If you do
>>> not
>>> intend to use wunderground then they can be left blank. This update also
>>> installs the package jq which is a command line json reader.
>>>
>>> I believe I have all the bases covered but it was a substantial change and
>>> if there are other things that need to be done they will be. Users that
>>> want to use wunderground station reporting must get an api key from the
>>> web
>>> site -
>>>
>>> https://www.wunderground.com/member/api-keys
>>>
>>> I have two stations and I had previously been registered so it was easy to
>>> get an api key at this site. Once you have the key you should cut and
>>> paste, or accurately copy it to the api_Key=  variables in
>>> /etc/asterisl/local/weather.ini and wx_condition.ini files.  The two
>>> scripts should otherwise work the same. Running the scripts without any
>>> parameters will give parameter examples.
>>>
>>> Three parameters have been added - precipitation rate, solar radiation and
>>> UV level for wundergound stations that provide those values.
>>>
>>> Since I have stations and contribute data I was able to get the api key
>>> very easily. I am not sure if you have to be a contributing member to get
>>> a
>>> key.  Obviously the scripts will work with other services like the
>>> National
>>> Weather Service and using airport and zip codes if you cannot get a key.
>>>
>>> Please let me know how this is working for you if you use it.
>>>
>>>
>>> *73 Doug*
>>>
>>> *WA3DSP*
>>>
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>>
>> --
>>
>> Darrell Black
>>
>> (517) 917-2226
>> GigaHacker at gmail.com
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>>
>>
>> 73 de W8DSB
>> "In God we trust, all others we monitor"
>>
>> GMRS WRDE739
>>
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