FLdigi macro for a METAR report
I use the fldigi macros to send airport weather reports all the time. Adding "<WX:KBOI>" to a macro for instance will retrieve the local airport weather for Boise, ID as long as your computer is inline. I'm looking to do the same with a METAR report. Pilots use?METAR reports rather than local weather reports for their information.
I tried <METAR:KBOI> on the chance something was already written into the program but no luck?
Any way to create a macro so fldigi retrieves a METAR report. If you've already done it I'd like to see what you came up with.
tnx...Mike
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Tom,
I take it you upgraded from an older version. It sounds to me like something in the config files is out of whack.
Try this: ?Go to the C:\Users\<loginname>\fldigi.files directory and rename the fldigi.prefs file to fldigi.prefs1. Now start fldigi. Hopefully it will come up normally. If not then you'll have to rename the fldigi_def.xml file the same way as the prefs file. Fldigi should now definitely come up, but as if it was a new install. You'll still have macros, logs etc., but the configuration will have to be resetup.?
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On Feb 2, 2023, at 13:22, Tom Ryan via < kd6tr@...> wrote:
I downloaded version 4.1.23 on my Windows 11 desktop and executed the set-up file. Everything seemed to work OK.? The ICONs appear on the desktop, etc. However, when I click on the fldigi Icon the program appears to open. The usual screen shows for about a second and then the program immediately shuts down!! Help Please!! 73 de Tom KD6TR
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I downloaded version 4.1.23 on my Windows 11 desktop and executed the set-up file. Everything seemed to work OK.? The ICONs appear on the desktop, etc. However, when I click on the fldigi Icon the program appears to open. The usual screen shows for about a second and then the program immediately shuts down!! Help Please!! 73 de Tom KD6TR
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I just tried FLRIG but could not get it to work. Any suggestions?
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No Michael. I have not
tried FLRIG/FLDIGI yet.
On 2/2/2023 9:26 AM, Michael Black via
groups.io wrote:
Have you tried FLRig to see
if you can do PTT with that?
Mike W9DMB
On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 05:56:25 AM CST, Rien
Aarden <r1aarden@...> wrote:
Hello Mike,
I have the FT-101.XML file?
Rien, PA7RA
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Have you tried FLRig to see if you can do PTT with that?
Mike W9DMB
On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 05:56:25 AM CST, Rien Aarden <r1aarden@...> wrote:
Hello Mike,
I have the FT-101.XML file?
Rien, PA7RA
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Well, Dave, said it before, will say it again: you dreamed up and executed a gem! You an JT with weak signal stuff. Only one word fits: genius! 84, huh? Being an official "old guy" hasn't slowed you down much, has it?!
Thanks again!
73?
Karl
KI4ZUQ
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Hello Mike,
I have the FT-101.XML file?
Rien, PA7RA
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Cliff,
Only FLdigi i have the same issue.
Rien, PA7RA
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What XML file are you using with FLDigi?
Mike W9MDB
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On Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 07:01:43 PM CST, Karl via groups.io <karlshumaker@...> wrote:
RS-918, a mcHF clone that uses a mimic in 1.4.23 and is supported in hamlib in 1.4.23.19 and on. The newer versions of fldigi may work but the freq display is some huge number other than what is in the radio.
Frankly, at this point having had the same problem with .19 two or three times and the same freq display prblem with .21 or .23, I am not at all enthused with loading up another version of the excellent fldigi and spending the better part of the day fiddling with windows puzzles. I appreciate the recommendation but 1.4.23 works fine when I want to play weak signal. There are other things I want to explore in ham radio before...well, you know...I am 82 and we are only to expect 70...
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And I¡¯m almost 81 years old.? Dave just fixed the quote key in my (and your) fldigi.? Dave and I have been CW ops for about 65 years.? I would have never thought when I was 15 years old how long this would go. ??What a great life for us old kids! ? 73, Jerry K9JB ? ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Dave Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 5:34 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [winfldigi] NO TX! ? You have a long way to go Karl.? The principal developer is 84.
73, David, W1HKJ
principal developer On 2/1/23 19:01, Karl via groups.io wrote: RS-918, a mcHF clone that uses a mimic in 1.4.23 and is supported in hamlib in 1.4.23.19 and on. The newer versions of fldigi may work but the freq display is some huge number other than what is in the radio.
Frankly, at this point having had the same problem with .19 two or three times and the same freq display prblem with .21 or .23, I am not at all enthused with loading up another version of the excellent fldigi and spending the better part of the day fiddling with windows puzzles. I appreciate the recommendation but 1.4.23 works fine when I want to play weak signal. There are other things I want to explore in ham radio before...well, you know...I am 82 and we are only to expect 70...
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Thanks for the encouragement Mike. Very true! Keep at it.
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Cliff. ? I¡¯m only 67,? I¡¯ve had two careers in my life ¨C 20 years a soldier, and 26 years in the power industry.? As a combat veteran I was retired with 35% disability.? I consider myself fortunate in that all pieces are still attached and mostly operational.? My first Plt Sgt was a grizzled old Cigar-Chomping experienced leader. ?He truly took the piece of kid that I was when I ran away from home and straightened me out.? And one day when I mentioned that for an old man he really held his own, he told me:
¡°People don¡¯t stop doing things because they get old¡.. people get old because they stop doing things¡±.??
He and I crossed paths in the service a few times, then one day I found him drinking coffee at the Fort Bliss PX where I had just retired.? For about 23 years I¡¯d meet him there for coffee any chance I had.? Sadly, he died of cancer, supposedly caused by his agent orange exposure in Viet Nam.
My advice to you, the couch and the TV are not your friends!? I do SOTA, I do POTA, just did Winter Field Day, and I really get some exercise with this radio.
<image005.jpg> ? NEVER STOP DOING THINGS !!!? If you ever spot the brown jeep and white trailer, wave us down¡ ? ? ? Vy73? ¨C? Mike? ¨C? KD5KC ¨C WRFF851 ¨C? El Paso ¨C Texas? ¨C? DM61rt.?? SOTA W5T-Texas Association Manager. ? The canyons are calling, colorful and deep.? But I have promises to keep.? And miles to go still in my Jeep...?? And miles to go still in my Jeep... ? <image006.jpg> ? ADVENTURE:? The respectful pursuit of trouble.??? An EXIT is really an ENTRANCE to someplace new.?? It isn¡¯t an ADVENTURE until something goes wrong! ?
? ? Understand Karl. It's totally up to you. Enjoy your setup. I'm just a couple of years behind you. We definitely need to make the best of the remaining years the Lord gives us. ?
? RS-918, a mcHF clone that uses a mimic in 1.4.23 and is supported in hamlib in 1.4.23.19 and on. The newer versions of fldigi may work but the freq display is some huge number other than what is in the radio.
Frankly, at this point having had the same problem with .19 two or three times and the same freq display prblem with .21 or .23, I am not at all enthused with loading up another version of the excellent fldigi and spending the better part of the day fiddling with windows puzzles. I appreciate the recommendation but 1.4.23 works fine when I want to play weak signal. There are other things I want to explore in ham radio before...well, you know...I am 82 and we are only to expect 70...?
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Cliff. ? I¡¯m only 67,? I¡¯ve had two careers in my life ¨C 20 years a soldier, and 26 years in the power industry.? As a combat veteran I was retired with 35% disability.? I consider myself fortunate in that all pieces are still attached and mostly operational.? My first Plt Sgt was a grizzled old Cigar-Chomping experienced leader. ?He truly took the piece of kid that I was when I ran away from home and straightened me out.? And one day when I mentioned that for an old man he really held his own, he told me:
¡°People don¡¯t stop doing things because they get old¡.. people get old because they stop doing things¡±.?
He and I crossed paths in the service a few times, then one day I found him drinking coffee at the Fort Bliss PX where I had just retired.? For about 23 years I¡¯d meet him there for coffee any chance I had.? Sadly, he died of cancer, supposedly caused by his agent orange exposure in Viet Nam.
My advice to you, the couch and the TV are not your friends!? I do SOTA, I do POTA, just did Winter Field Day, and I really get some exercise with this radio.
 ? NEVER STOP DOING THINGS !!!? If you ever spot the brown jeep and white trailer, wave us down¡ ? ? ? Vy73? ¨C? Mike? ¨C? KD5KC ¨C WRFF851 ¨C? El Paso ¨C Texas? ¨C? DM61rt.? SOTA W5T-Texas Association Manager. ? The canyons are calling, colorful and deep.? But I have promises to keep. And miles to go still in my Jeep...?? And miles to go still in my Jeep... ? 
? ADVENTURE:? The respectful pursuit of trouble.?? An EXIT is really an ENTRANCE to someplace new.? It isn¡¯t an ADVENTURE until something goes wrong! ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Cliff Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 18:43 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [winfldigi] NO TX! ? Understand Karl. It's totally up to you. Enjoy your setup. I'm just a couple of years behind you. We definitely need to make the best of the remaining years the Lord gives us. ?
? RS-918, a mcHF clone that uses a mimic in 1.4.23 and is supported in hamlib in 1.4.23.19 and on. The newer versions of fldigi may work but the freq display is some huge number other than what is in the radio.
Frankly, at this point having had the same problem with .19 two or three times and the same freq display prblem with .21 or .23, I am not at all enthused with loading up another version of the excellent fldigi and spending the better part of the day fiddling with windows puzzles. I appreciate the recommendation but 1.4.23 works fine when I want to play weak signal. There are other things I want to explore in ham radio before...well, you know...I am 82 and we are only to expect 70...
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Understand Karl. It's totally up to you. Enjoy your setup.
I'm just a couple of years behind you. We definitely need to make the best of the remaining years the Lord gives us.
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RS-918, a mcHF clone that uses a mimic in 1.4.23 and is supported in hamlib in 1.4.23.19 and on. The newer versions of fldigi may work but the freq display is some huge number other than what is in the radio.
Frankly, at this point having had the same problem with .19 two or three times and the same freq display prblem with .21 or .23, I am not at all enthused with loading up another version of the excellent fldigi and spending the better part of the day fiddling with windows puzzles. I appreciate the recommendation but 1.4.23 works fine when I want to play weak signal. There are other things I want to explore in ham radio before...well, you know...I am 82 and we are only to expect 70...
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You have a long way to go
Karl.? The principal developer is 84.
73, David, W1HKJ
principal developer
On 2/1/23 19:01, Karl via groups.io
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RS-918, a mcHF clone that uses a mimic in 1.4.23 and is supported
in hamlib in 1.4.23.19 and on. The newer versions of fldigi may
work but the freq display is some huge number other than what is
in the radio.
Frankly, at this point having had the same problem with .19 two or
three times and the same freq display prblem with .21 or .23, I am
not at all enthused with loading up another version of the
excellent fldigi and spending the better part of the day fiddling
with windows puzzles. I appreciate the recommendation but 1.4.23
works fine when I want to play weak signal. There are other things
I want to explore in ham radio before...well, you know...I am 82
and we are only to expect 70...
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RS-918, a mcHF clone that uses a mimic in 1.4.23 and is supported in hamlib in 1.4.23.19 and on. The newer versions of fldigi may work but the freq display is some huge number other than what is in the radio.
Frankly, at this point having had the same problem with .19 two or three times and the same freq display prblem with .21 or .23, I am not at all enthused with loading up another version of the excellent fldigi and spending the better part of the day fiddling with windows puzzles. I appreciate the recommendation but 1.4.23 works fine when I want to play weak signal. There are other things I want to explore in ham radio before...well, you know...I am 82 and we are only to expect 70...
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Karl,
What transceiver do you have that won't work with later fldigi versions?
Is the issue rig control or fldigi functions?
Do you have 2 different configuration directories for your two radios on the same machine?
If so on the one for 4.1.23 go to it's directory and rename the fldigi.prefs and fldigi_def.xml files by adding a 1 to the name. Now get fldigi version 4.1.23.24 from ?and install that. Use that for the transceiver that would only work on 4.1.23 and see if it works with a new config. You will have to set it up again, but with just a basic setup you should be able to tell if it will work. I would be very surprised if it wouldn't work.
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This is only a guess but windows updates seem to have a negative effect on some programs. I also guess the windows OS in china machines may be different as well. But the updates are not only intrusive and annoying but may affect some aspects.
I have a receiver that works flawlessly through fldigi on both 1.4.23 and 1.4.23.19 but a tranceiver that will work ONLY on 1.4.23 version of fldigi.
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This is only a guess but windows updates seem to have a negative effect on some programs. I also guess the windows OS in china machines may be different as well. But the updates are not only intrusive and annoying but may affect some aspects.
I have a receiver that works flawlessly through fldigi on both 1.4.23 and 1.4.23.19 but a tranceiver that will work ONLY on 1.4.23 version of fldigi.
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Rien,
What happens if you don't use DXLabs to control fldigi??
What have you changed? The programs haven't changed how they work.
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Hello, I have the following problem with FLDigi When I start FLdigi I start it with the bridge for DXLab to let the cat control and logging go through DXLabs. This worked perfectly until the last few weeks now I have a problem with that. And this is if I click on the auto CQ macro FLdigi does not go into TX. First I have to click T/R at the bottom right of FLdigi so that FLdigi goes into tx. when I click on F1 again fldigi goes into tx. if I go to the Hell mode, for example, the F1 key does not work again, if I click T/R again, it works again. this is in the macro. <TX> CQ CQ de <MYCALL> <MYCALL> <MYCALL> CQ CQ de <MYCALL> <MYCALL> <MYCALL> kn<RX> <AFTER:10> That has always worked. Maybe someone can help me with this. I've also reinstalled Fldigi to no avail. Thanks Rien, PA7RA
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Hello, I have the following problem with FLDigi When I start FLdigi I start it with the bridge for DXLab to let the cat control and logging go through DXLabs. This worked perfectly until the last few weeks now I have a problem with that. And this is if I click on the auto CQ macro FLdigi does not go into TX. First I have to click T/R at the bottom right of FLdigi so that FLdigi goes into tx. when I click on F1 again fldigi goes into tx. if I go to the Hell mode, for example, the F1 key does not work again, if I click T/R again, it works again. this is in the macro. <TX> CQ CQ de <MYCALL> <MYCALL> <MYCALL> CQ CQ de <MYCALL> <MYCALL> <MYCALL> kn<RX> <AFTER:10> That has always worked. Maybe someone can help me with this. I've also reinstalled Fldigi to no avail. Thanks Rien, PA7RA
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Mike Olbrisch
Dave