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Hi Lynn, I was looking at my weather station I transmit, and in the info box when clicked upon it give the detailed info. Ie temp,? wind, rain etc. It also shows a unit field as well. I was guessing this was to define what weather station you are using, but after playing a bit with cumulus changing the comment to Davis Vantage Vue then over to Dvs as recommended in the 101 file, it still says Unit: UnknownP(Dvs).?

Any assistance you can provide??



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.


Lynn Deffenbaugh
 

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A callsign-SSID and/or screen shot goes a long way in helping me look at the details of what you are asking.

Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32


On 12/21/2023 8:11 AM, Greg Depew wrote:

Hi Lynn, I was looking at my weather station I transmit, and in the info box when clicked upon it give the detailed info. Ie temp,? wind, rain etc. It also shows a unit field as well. I was guessing this was to define what weather station you are using, but after playing a bit with cumulus changing the comment to Davis Vantage Vue then over to Dvs as recommended in the 101 file, it still says Unit: UnknownP(Dvs).?

Any assistance you can provide??



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.


 

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Sorry about that! KB3KBR-WX is the call. In the attached screenshots one is chapter 12 of APRS 101 with the unit string. The other is my station where I've applied Dvs.?



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.



-------- Original message --------
From: Lynn Deffenbaugh <kj4erj@...>
Date: 12/21/23 12:50 (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [APRSISCE] Wx station identifiers

A callsign-SSID and/or screen shot goes a long way in helping me look at the details of what you are asking.

Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32


On 12/21/2023 8:11 AM, Greg Depew wrote:
Hi Lynn, I was looking at my weather station I transmit, and in the info box when clicked upon it give the detailed info. Ie temp,? wind, rain etc. It also shows a unit field as well. I was guessing this was to define what weather station you are using, but after playing a bit with cumulus changing the comment to Davis Vantage Vue then over to Dvs as recommended in the 101 file, it still says Unit: UnknownP(Dvs).?

Any assistance you can provide??



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.


Lynn Deffenbaugh
 

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Apparently you've fixed your issue.? I just took a raw packet from aprs.fi

KB3KBR-1>APWW11,TCPIP*,qAC,T2PR:;KB3KBR-WX*161612z4124.48N/07942.59W_289/000g003t015r000p000P000h69b10093.DsVP Battery 4.73, Temp In 75.4

and pasted it into an APRSIS32 instance and got the following (Unit: Davis Vantage Pro):

And then I checked my full feed for KB3KBR-WX and see the same information.?? Do you mind sharing what you found to be the problem?

Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32


On 12/21/2023 4:55 PM, Greg Depew wrote:

Sorry about that! KB3KBR-WX is the call. In the attached screenshots one is chapter 12 of APRS 101 with the unit string. The other is my station where I've applied Dvs.?



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.



-------- Original message --------
From: Lynn Deffenbaugh <kj4erj@...>
Date: 12/21/23 12:50 (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [APRSISCE] Wx station identifiers

A callsign-SSID and/or screen shot goes a long way in helping me look at the details of what you are asking.

Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32


On 12/21/2023 8:11 AM, Greg Depew wrote:
Hi Lynn, I was looking at my weather station I transmit, and in the info box when clicked upon it give the detailed info. Ie temp,? wind, rain etc. It also shows a unit field as well. I was guessing this was to define what weather station you are using, but after playing a bit with cumulus changing the comment to Davis Vantage Vue then over to Dvs as recommended in the 101 file, it still says Unit: UnknownP(Dvs).?

Any assistance you can provide??



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.


 

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Actually I saw a station north if me in Canada that had it and just copied it. However I'm running a Vantage vue and not the pro but I can't seem to find a list of equipment types out there to distinguish between the 2. So for now it's close enough.?



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.



-------- Original message --------
From: Lynn Deffenbaugh <kj4erj@...>
Date: 1/16/24 16:22 (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [APRSISCE] Wx station identifiers

Apparently you've fixed your issue.? I just took a raw packet from aprs.fi

KB3KBR-1>APWW11,TCPIP*,qAC,T2PR:;KB3KBR-WX*161612z4124.48N/07942.59W_289/000g003t015r000p000P000h69b10093.DsVP Battery 4.73, Temp In 75.4

and pasted it into an APRSIS32 instance and got the following (Unit: Davis Vantage Pro):

And then I checked my full feed for KB3KBR-WX and see the same information.?? Do you mind sharing what you found to be the problem?

Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32


On 12/21/2023 4:55 PM, Greg Depew wrote:
Sorry about that! KB3KBR-WX is the call. In the attached screenshots one is chapter 12 of APRS 101 with the unit string. The other is my station where I've applied Dvs.?



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.



-------- Original message --------
From: Lynn Deffenbaugh <kj4erj@...>
Date: 12/21/23 12:50 (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [APRSISCE] Wx station identifiers

A callsign-SSID and/or screen shot goes a long way in helping me look at the details of what you are asking.

Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32


On 12/21/2023 8:11 AM, Greg Depew wrote:
Hi Lynn, I was looking at my weather station I transmit, and in the info box when clicked upon it give the detailed info. Ie temp,? wind, rain etc. It also shows a unit field as well. I was guessing this was to define what weather station you are using, but after playing a bit with cumulus changing the comment to Davis Vantage Vue then over to Dvs as recommended in the 101 file, it still says Unit: UnknownP(Dvs).?

Any assistance you can provide??



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.


 

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If anyone has a list of equipment types that they can share that would be great.

So far I've figured out DsVP will decode as Vantage pro but I have a Vue and can't find the list anywhere.?



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.



-------- Original message --------
From: Greg Depew <goatherder_4891@...>
Date: 1/16/24 17:19 (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [APRSISCE] Wx station identifiers

Actually I saw a station north if me in Canada that had it and just copied it. However I'm running a Vantage vue and not the pro but I can't seem to find a list of equipment types out there to distinguish between the 2. So for now it's close enough.?



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.



-------- Original message --------
From: Lynn Deffenbaugh <kj4erj@...>
Date: 1/16/24 16:22 (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [APRSISCE] Wx station identifiers

Apparently you've fixed your issue.? I just took a raw packet from aprs.fi

KB3KBR-1>APWW11,TCPIP*,qAC,T2PR:;KB3KBR-WX*161612z4124.48N/07942.59W_289/000g003t015r000p000P000h69b10093.DsVP Battery 4.73, Temp In 75.4

and pasted it into an APRSIS32 instance and got the following (Unit: Davis Vantage Pro):

And then I checked my full feed for KB3KBR-WX and see the same information.?? Do you mind sharing what you found to be the problem?

Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32


On 12/21/2023 4:55 PM, Greg Depew wrote:
Sorry about that! KB3KBR-WX is the call. In the attached screenshots one is chapter 12 of APRS 101 with the unit string. The other is my station where I've applied Dvs.?



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.



-------- Original message --------
From: Lynn Deffenbaugh <kj4erj@...>
Date: 12/21/23 12:50 (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [APRSISCE] Wx station identifiers

A callsign-SSID and/or screen shot goes a long way in helping me look at the details of what you are asking.

Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32


On 12/21/2023 8:11 AM, Greg Depew wrote:
Hi Lynn, I was looking at my weather station I transmit, and in the info box when clicked upon it give the detailed info. Ie temp,? wind, rain etc. It also shows a unit field as well. I was guessing this was to define what weather station you are using, but after playing a bit with cumulus changing the comment to Davis Vantage Vue then over to Dvs as recommended in the 101 file, it still says Unit: UnknownP(Dvs).?

Any assistance you can provide??



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.


 

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I have a Davis Pro 2 and using Weather Display for my software. Weather Display will create a Wxnow file for APRS.?



Thanks and 73,
Jim, N8JE?



-------- Original message --------
From: Greg Depew <goatherder_4891@...>
Date: 1/20/24 5:03 PM (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [APRSISCE] Wx station identifiers

If anyone has a list of equipment types that they can share that would be great.

So far I've figured out DsVP will decode as Vantage pro but I have a Vue and can't find the list anywhere.?



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.



-------- Original message --------
From: Greg Depew <goatherder_4891@...>
Date: 1/16/24 17:19 (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [APRSISCE] Wx station identifiers

Actually I saw a station north if me in Canada that had it and just copied it. However I'm running a Vantage vue and not the pro but I can't seem to find a list of equipment types out there to distinguish between the 2. So for now it's close enough.?



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.



-------- Original message --------
From: Lynn Deffenbaugh <kj4erj@...>
Date: 1/16/24 16:22 (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [APRSISCE] Wx station identifiers

Apparently you've fixed your issue.? I just took a raw packet from aprs.fi

KB3KBR-1>APWW11,TCPIP*,qAC,T2PR:;KB3KBR-WX*161612z4124.48N/07942.59W_289/000g003t015r000p000P000h69b10093.DsVP Battery 4.73, Temp In 75.4

and pasted it into an APRSIS32 instance and got the following (Unit: Davis Vantage Pro):

And then I checked my full feed for KB3KBR-WX and see the same information.?? Do you mind sharing what you found to be the problem?

Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32


On 12/21/2023 4:55 PM, Greg Depew wrote:
Sorry about that! KB3KBR-WX is the call. In the attached screenshots one is chapter 12 of APRS 101 with the unit string. The other is my station where I've applied Dvs.?



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.



-------- Original message --------
From: Lynn Deffenbaugh <kj4erj@...>
Date: 12/21/23 12:50 (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [APRSISCE] Wx station identifiers

A callsign-SSID and/or screen shot goes a long way in helping me look at the details of what you are asking.

Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32


On 12/21/2023 8:11 AM, Greg Depew wrote:
Hi Lynn, I was looking at my weather station I transmit, and in the info box when clicked upon it give the detailed info. Ie temp,? wind, rain etc. It also shows a unit field as well. I was guessing this was to define what weather station you are using, but after playing a bit with cumulus changing the comment to Davis Vantage Vue then over to Dvs as recommended in the 101 file, it still says Unit: UnknownP(Dvs).?

Any assistance you can provide??



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.


 

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I run cumulus which also makes a wxnow.txt file. They just recently added the ability to put a comment behind the weather string. Adding .DsVP will tell at least 32 you have a Vantage pro but I can't find the list to show the difference between a pro, pro 2 or the vue.?



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.



-------- Original message --------
From: Jim Ebner <n8je@...>
Date: 1/20/24 19:56 (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [APRSISCE] Wx station identifiers

I have a Davis Pro 2 and using Weather Display for my software. Weather Display will create a Wxnow file for APRS.?



Thanks and 73,
Jim, N8JE?



-------- Original message --------
From: Greg Depew <goatherder_4891@...>
Date: 1/20/24 5:03 PM (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [APRSISCE] Wx station identifiers

If anyone has a list of equipment types that they can share that would be great.

So far I've figured out DsVP will decode as Vantage pro but I have a Vue and can't find the list anywhere.?



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.



-------- Original message --------
From: Greg Depew <goatherder_4891@...>
Date: 1/16/24 17:19 (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [APRSISCE] Wx station identifiers

Actually I saw a station north if me in Canada that had it and just copied it. However I'm running a Vantage vue and not the pro but I can't seem to find a list of equipment types out there to distinguish between the 2. So for now it's close enough.?



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.



-------- Original message --------
From: Lynn Deffenbaugh <kj4erj@...>
Date: 1/16/24 16:22 (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [APRSISCE] Wx station identifiers

Apparently you've fixed your issue.? I just took a raw packet from aprs.fi

KB3KBR-1>APWW11,TCPIP*,qAC,T2PR:;KB3KBR-WX*161612z4124.48N/07942.59W_289/000g003t015r000p000P000h69b10093.DsVP Battery 4.73, Temp In 75.4

and pasted it into an APRSIS32 instance and got the following (Unit: Davis Vantage Pro):

And then I checked my full feed for KB3KBR-WX and see the same information.?? Do you mind sharing what you found to be the problem?

Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32


On 12/21/2023 4:55 PM, Greg Depew wrote:
Sorry about that! KB3KBR-WX is the call. In the attached screenshots one is chapter 12 of APRS 101 with the unit string. The other is my station where I've applied Dvs.?



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.



-------- Original message --------
From: Lynn Deffenbaugh <kj4erj@...>
Date: 12/21/23 12:50 (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [APRSISCE] Wx station identifiers

A callsign-SSID and/or screen shot goes a long way in helping me look at the details of what you are asking.

Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32


On 12/21/2023 8:11 AM, Greg Depew wrote:
Hi Lynn, I was looking at my weather station I transmit, and in the info box when clicked upon it give the detailed info. Ie temp,? wind, rain etc. It also shows a unit field as well. I was guessing this was to define what weather station you are using, but after playing a bit with cumulus changing the comment to Davis Vantage Vue then over to Dvs as recommended in the 101 file, it still says Unit: UnknownP(Dvs).?

Any assistance you can provide??



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.


Lynn Deffenbaugh
 

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This is APRSIS32's list, basically just the list from page 63 aprs101.pdf.

} WeatherUnits[] = { {"DsVP","Davis Vantage Pro"},	/* K0GDI */
					{"Dvs","Davis"},
					{"HKT","Heathkit"},
					{"PIC","PIC device"},
					{"RSW","Radio Shack"},
					{"U2kr","Remote Ultimeter logger"},
					{"Upkm","Remote Ultimeter packet mode"},
					{"U-II","Original Ultimeter U-II (auto mode)"},
					{"U2R","Original Ultimeter U-II (remote mode)"},
					{"U2k","Ultimeter 500/2000"},
					{"U5","Ultimeter 500"} };

I don't know of any official additions to this list, but the spec does say:

Users may specify any other 2–4 character code for devices not in this list.
But of course, any additional codes would not have a human readable expansion.

Maybe a job for the upcoming APRS Foundation?

Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32


On 1/20/2024 8:22 PM, Greg Depew wrote:
I run cumulus which also makes a wxnow.txt file. They just recently added the ability to put a comment behind the weather string. Adding .DsVP will tell at least 32 you have a Vantage pro but I can't find the list to show the difference between a pro, pro 2 or the vue.?



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.



-------- Original message --------
From: Jim Ebner <n8je@...>
Date: 1/20/24 19:56 (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [APRSISCE] Wx station identifiers

I have a Davis Pro 2 and using Weather Display for my software. Weather Display will create a Wxnow file for APRS.?



Thanks and 73,
Jim, N8JE?



-------- Original message --------
From: Greg Depew <goatherder_4891@...>
Date: 1/20/24 5:03 PM (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [APRSISCE] Wx station identifiers

If anyone has a list of equipment types that they can share that would be great.

So far I've figured out DsVP will decode as Vantage pro but I have a Vue and can't find the list anywhere.?



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.



-------- Original message --------
From: Greg Depew <goatherder_4891@...>
Date: 1/16/24 17:19 (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [APRSISCE] Wx station identifiers

Actually I saw a station north if me in Canada that had it and just copied it. However I'm running a Vantage vue and not the pro but I can't seem to find a list of equipment types out there to distinguish between the 2. So for now it's close enough.?



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.



-------- Original message --------
From: Lynn Deffenbaugh <kj4erj@...>
Date: 1/16/24 16:22 (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [APRSISCE] Wx station identifiers

Apparently you've fixed your issue.? I just took a raw packet from aprs.fi

KB3KBR-1>APWW11,TCPIP*,qAC,T2PR:;KB3KBR-WX*161612z4124.48N/07942.59W_289/000g003t015r000p000P000h69b10093.DsVP Battery 4.73, Temp In 75.4

and pasted it into an APRSIS32 instance and got the following (Unit: Davis Vantage Pro):

And then I checked my full feed for KB3KBR-WX and see the same information.?? Do you mind sharing what you found to be the problem?

Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32


On 12/21/2023 4:55 PM, Greg Depew wrote:
Sorry about that! KB3KBR-WX is the call. In the attached screenshots one is chapter 12 of APRS 101 with the unit string. The other is my station where I've applied Dvs.?



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.



-------- Original message --------
From: Lynn Deffenbaugh <kj4erj@...>
Date: 12/21/23 12:50 (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [APRSISCE] Wx station identifiers

A callsign-SSID and/or screen shot goes a long way in helping me look at the details of what you are asking.

Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32


On 12/21/2023 8:11 AM, Greg Depew wrote:
Hi Lynn, I was looking at my weather station I transmit, and in the info box when clicked upon it give the detailed info. Ie temp,? wind, rain etc. It also shows a unit field as well. I was guessing this was to define what weather station you are using, but after playing a bit with cumulus changing the comment to Davis Vantage Vue then over to Dvs as recommended in the 101 file, it still says Unit: UnknownP(Dvs).?

Any assistance you can provide??



KB3KBR Greg. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.