[arm-allstar] Weather script updates are out

Tue Jan 14 00:32:23 EST 2020

I changed my location and it did change on the web page station report but
the API still returns null for neighborhood.  There are two values on the
edit screen - location and neighborhood - are both of yours filled in?  My
neighborhood is blank and the only editable item is location.

*73 Doug*

*WA3DSP*

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

On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 12:17 AM Doug Crompton <wa3dsp at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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"
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> GMRS WRDE739
>> >>>>>>
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