[arm-allstar] Weather script updates are out

Tue Jan 14 00:17:08 EST 2020

Yes, I see that but there is both location and neighborhood. I tried
changing the location name but it does not seem to change anything for
neighborhood. Both location and neighborhood are shown in devices edit but
only location is editable. The API returns neighborhood which in my case is
null.

*73 Doug*

*WA3DSP*

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

On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 12:13 AM "David via ARM-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> Doug,
>
> I believe it is the Device Name.  I guess users typically name their
> device for a nearby location.  When I look at my profile, my Devices,
> that is where it is.
>
> David
>
> On 1/13/2020 8:26 PM, "Doug Crompton via ARM-allstar" wrote:
> > 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
> >>>>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/darrellblack
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> 73 de W8DSB
> >>>>>> "In God we trust, all others we monitor"
> >>>>>>
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