Setting & Tracking Station Location

Setting & Tracking Station Location

Setting Fixed Station Lattitude & Longitude

Purpose This information is used to predict Sun & Moon rise and set times, and may be required by activities your weather information is sent to.

1. Click on the Setup menu.
2. Click on Sun/Moon Rise/Set ....
3. Enter Latitude and Longitude data. Note there is a link on the APRS setup page to obtain your Latitude & Longitude if you have difficulty finding it on a map. Make sure you use a negative number for the southern hemisphere for latitude, and if you are west of GMT (i.e west of the UK/England), ie. if ou live in the USA then use a negative number for the longitude. There will appear either a setting sun or a rising sun.

Setting Fixed Station Elevation

Purpose This information is used to predict Cloud heights, and may be required by activities your weather information is sent to.

1. Click on the Setup menu.
2. Click on Display Units Options / Reset times/ ....
3. In the Other Options section, enter station height above sea level (feet).

Tracking a moving Station using GPS

Purpose Provide a means for mobile weather stations (e.g. strom chasers, fishermen) to report weather together with their current location.

1. Click on the Setup menu
2. Select GPS Data capture.
3. Click the tab for Com port settings.
4. Select those settings appropriate for you GPS receiver. 4800,8N1 are the normal settings for NMEA receivers.
5. Select / deselect DTR, RTS ( in my case both OFF ). Some units will require them to be ON to provide power, some require they are OFF.
6. Turn Switch On ( Green ).
7. Click the START button. You should see "NMEA GPS" appear ( flashing ) in the Status.
8. Click on the Satellites or NMEA GPS tab to see the results.

Currently the receiver must provide a NMEA data stream.