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VK2TV > APRS 19.08.08 06:39l 66 Lines 2558 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: cwop.aprs.net how?
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>From: M1BYT@GB7FCR.#16.GBR.EU
>To : APRS@WW
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>VK2TV Opined with considerable skill:-
>> For
>> the moment you will see CWOP stations via the aprs server but that is being
>> split away due to the volume of traffic and, in time, I expect that only
>> AR weather information will appear on the aprs server. Still, that's a lot
>> of stations.
>
>I didn't realise the two systems had been combined, nor that APRS was even
>open to the general public's use. As said in my original SB - it has been a
>few years since I last looked at APRS.
It's only open to the general public in the sense that non-amateur station
have access to the internet servers. That traffic is then received from the
internet by amateur and non-amateur alike. It's then up to the amateur
stations that feed RF circuits to take appropriate action to not send
non-amateur traffic to air. I run xastir as an Igate. My screen show AR and
non-AR stations but I have to deliberately decide what traffic I send to RF
from the internet feed by including callsigns (wildcards are ok) in a file.
So, whilst I can see CWOP stations if I so desire (and normally I choose
not to display them), thier appearance on my screen is purely from an
internet feed where an AR licence isn't needed.
>>
>> Forgive me if you know the following. As I said, I missed your original
>> post.
>>
>> In order to be able to logon to a server to upload information you will
>> need a passcode number. If you use UIView the supplier of UIView should be
>> able to supply one that's unique to your callsign.
>
>I already have one, thanks.
My gut feeling was that you did.
>There lies a problem. The software I using only has an option to enter an ID,
>which I assumed to be my callsign (?). There is no provision to enter a
>password, though the server and port can be changed.
I wonder if that ID is the unique CWOP station number? Have you had a look
at this site http://www.wxqa.com/ It seems to have a wealth of information
relating to CWOP stations. There's even a link on the front page to
aprs-is info.
With AR stations that run weather stations the weather station data is in
serial form and fed into the aprs program via a comport.
>Thanks for the explanation Ray. Probably my best way forward would be to ask
>the author of the program to include provision for the password.
I'd be interested to hear how you get on.
Cheers ... Ray vk2tv
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