[aprssig] Packet Interpretation - Wind or Motion

[Pierre Thibaudeau]

Today, 15:01 -0400, Robert Bruninga wrote:

>    > ... As a workaround, I will switch to some 
>    > other format (positionless and/or raw 
>    > weather reports) that all clients 
>    > that I am dealing with are decoding the same 
>    > (and "correctly").
>    
>    PLEASE PLEASE NO.  I will forever maintain that the transmission
>    of positionless weather on APRS is an anathma to the principles
>    of APRS in that no data should be transmitted that depends on
>    OTHER packets to be complete... Especially when the "other" data
>    is in a packet that is sent only 10% of the time, thus rendering
>    the WX data useless 90% of the time to anyone on the frequency!
>    Because they cannot SEE where the WX is!

I agree wholeheartedly Bob as I have the same reservations.

If I were to do it, it would be in last resort and then I would beacon the 
station's position at least once per 5 minutes. Of course it would mean 
more RF traffic, but I was thinking of using WIDE1-1 to limit the extent 
of those reports. At least, those who have prime interest in the station's 
reports would know what's happening.

(VE2RKL-3 is serving a special purpose at this time of the year as we a 
amid a major hot air balloon festival. Two launches a day, around a 
hundred balloons for each launch.)

'73 - Pierre
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Pierre Thibaudeau
VA2RKA/VA2RKB/VE2RIO/VE2RVR/VE2RQF/VE2RTO/VE2LKL/VE2TXD sysadmin

>    
>    Please use only the original combined WX format that tells the
>    receipent WHAT the whether is and WHERE it is in the same packet
>    always.  Hopefully as WinAPRS fades, those positionless weather
>    systems will to go away eventually.
>    
>    Thanks
>    Bob, WB4aPR