Re: [Xastir] More on radar problem

2009-12-07 Thread Jason KG4WSV
A while back I grabbed a few .geo files that get NWS radar directly; IIRC, someone had generated the whole set. Looks like I should have taken notes or something. Here's an example .geo file: #[HTX_N0R - produced from .gfw file by K1KWP - 2006-07-18] URL

[Xastir] More on radar problem

2009-12-06 Thread James Jolin
Gents, I tried manually going to Tamu web site and trying the various urls listed in the various geo files...all I ever get is object not found. What is everyone using for radar images these days? Jim ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@lists.xastir.org

Re: [Xastir] More on radar problem

2009-12-06 Thread Tom Russo
On Sun, Dec 06, 2009 at 07:35:18PM -0600, we recorded a bogon-computron collision of the jjo...@itol.com flavor, containing: Gents, I tried manually going to Tamu web site and trying the various urls listed in the various geo files...all I ever get is object not found. What is everyone

Re: [Xastir] More on radar problem

2009-12-06 Thread Alex Carver
: From: Tom Russo ru...@bogodyn.org Subject: Re: [Xastir] More on radar problem To: Xastir - APRS client software discussion xastir@lists.xastir.org Date: Sunday, December 6, 2009, 8:38 PM On Sun, Dec 06, 2009 at 07:35:18PM -0600, we recorded a bogon-computron collision of the jjo...@itol.com

Re: [Xastir] More on radar problem

2009-12-06 Thread James Jolin
...@bogodyn.org wrote: From: Tom Russo ru...@bogodyn.org Subject: Re: [Xastir] More on radar problem To: Xastir - APRS client software discussion xastir@lists.xastir.org Date: Sunday, December 6, 2009, 8:38 PM On Sun, Dec 06, 2009 at 07:35:18PM -0600, we recorded a bogon-computron collision

Re: [Xastir] More on radar problem

2009-12-06 Thread Alex Carver
--- On Sun, 12/6/09, James Jolin jjo...@itol.com wrote: Alex, How did you set up the geo file?  Did you take an existing file and change the url or did you start from scratch?  I know next to nothing about geo files. Jim WA9ARB The easiest way is to follow along with one of the default GEO

Re: [Xastir] More on radar problem

2009-12-06 Thread Gerry Creager
I'll find the explicit reference (all I can find is the full-US mosaic right now) but using Delorme is a real poor hack since the projections are different between RIDGE and Street Atlas. At least from a GIS geek perspective. gerry James Jolin wrote: Alex Carver wrote: --- On Sun,

Re: [Xastir] More on radar problem

2009-12-06 Thread Alex Carver
: From: Gerry Creager gerry.crea...@tamu.edu Subject: Re: [Xastir] More on radar problem To: Xastir - APRS client software discussion xastir@lists.xastir.org Date: Sunday, December 6, 2009, 11:40 PM I'll find the explicit reference (all I can find is the full-US mosaic right now) but using Delorme

Re: [Xastir] More on radar problem

2009-12-06 Thread Jeremy McDermond
Thanks a lot for this technique Alex. I've gotten some weather radar on my Xastir maps now. On Dec 6, 2009, at 10:16 PM, Alex Carver wrote: The TIEPOINT directives will assign a specific pixel coordinate (X,Y) to a specific lat/long. Pixel 0,0 is upper left, and 620x620 is the lower right

Re: [Xastir] More on radar problem

2009-12-06 Thread Gerry Creager
. I use the RIDGE when I'm zoomed in and the regional mosaics when I'm zoomed out. --- On Sun, 12/6/09, Tom Russo ru...@bogodyn.org wrote: From: Tom Russo ru...@bogodyn.org Subject: Re: [Xastir] More on radar problem To: Xastir - APRS client software discussion xastir@lists.xastir.org Date