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For all of the following you must have an Internet connection. Follow this link [[Connecting to the Internet]] to set that up now if you haven't already done so.  
For all of the following you must have an Internet connection. Follow this link [[Connecting to the Internet]] to set that up now if you haven't already done so.


Make sure the main internet switch is ON in the connections setup in the FTP/internet setup.
# Make sure Weather Display's main internet switch is ON in FTP/Internet Setup, Connections Setup.
# On the Setup, Control Panel click "Setup Wunderground or Weather For You icons".
# Select the service you wish to set up.
# Click on the link to go to the sign up page, and note any ID, password, or other information assigned to you.
# When you get your assigned station ID and password, etc, return to the setup screen and enter the details.
# Select the times to upload the data
# Turn the switch ON (so it shows green)
# Try a test by clicking on Test. You should be able to see your data when you click on view data.  


Go to the Setup menu, then control panel and click on "setup Wunderground or Weather for you icons".
You can select the cloud type to include in the data, or you can include the weather conditions from a Metar you have downloaded and selected (see the section on [[Getting Weather Reports and Metar Data]]).
 
Select the service you wish to set up.
 
Click on the link to go to the sign up page, and note any ID, password, or other information assigned to you.
 
When you get your assigned station ID and Password, etc. return to the setup screen and enter them.
 
Select the times to upload the data, then turn the switch on ( so it shows green), then try a test by clicking on Test. You should be able to see your data when you click on view data. You can select the cloud type to include in the data, or you can include the weather conditions from a Metar you have downloaded and have selected ( see the section on Metar download in this help file). Finally, make sure the main internet switch is ON (green) in the connections setup in the setup ftp/internet/ etc window.

Revision as of 22:41, 18 December 2005

You can send weather observations from your station to a third party for use by the public, or other Governmental or non-governmental forecasting agencies.

The following procedure applies to:

  • Anything Weather
  • APRS / CWOP
  • Weather for you / Ham Weather
  • Weather Underground

For all of the following you must have an Internet connection. Follow this link Connecting to the Internet to set that up now if you haven't already done so.

  1. Make sure Weather Display's main internet switch is ON in FTP/Internet Setup, Connections Setup.
  2. On the Setup, Control Panel click "Setup Wunderground or Weather For You icons".
  3. Select the service you wish to set up.
  4. Click on the link to go to the sign up page, and note any ID, password, or other information assigned to you.
  5. When you get your assigned station ID and password, etc, return to the setup screen and enter the details.
  6. Select the times to upload the data
  7. Turn the switch ON (so it shows green)
  8. Try a test by clicking on Test. You should be able to see your data when you click on view data.

You can select the cloud type to include in the data, or you can include the weather conditions from a Metar you have downloaded and selected (see the section on Getting Weather Reports and Metar Data).

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