[arm-allstar] Weather script updates are out

Mon Jan 13 23:26:39 EST 2020

Dave,

   Do you know where the "neighborhood" is defined for stations.  This
becomes the location in wx_condition and I see yours is defined. I looked
at the edits for my stations at the web site and there is a location for
neighborhood but there is no way to define it there.

*73 Doug*

*WA3DSP*

*http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*

On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 5:56 PM "David via ARM-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> Doug,
>
> I noticed two places where the preface to the wunderground station ID is
> incorrectly -w where it should be w-.  These are just in the comments
> not excitable and were there before your recent changes.  Just search -w.
>
> -David
>
> On 1/13/2020 1:23 PM, "Doug Crompton via ARM-allstar" wrote:
> > David,
> >
> >   I tested this with multiple values and no value I cannot get it to just
> > say solar. If you do the command with an x at the end and see the raw
> data
> > is solar listed for your station? If you give me your station ID or the
> one
> > your are checking I can check here.
> >
> >
> > *73 Doug*
> >
> > *WA3DSP*
> >
> > *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 2:08 PM "David via ARM-allstar" <
> > arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> >
> >> 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*
> >>>>>
> >>>>> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio
> >*
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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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