20010919: gpmap radar trouble

>From: Geff Underwood <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200109192115.f8JLFK124039

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>I'm having trouble getting gpmap to use McIDAS area files.  It worked
>under a previous Gempak, but with 5.6.d.1, I get the error:
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>[IM 1]  No image type entry for file /data/mcidas/AREA0206
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>What am I doing wrong?
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Geff,

The MCIDAS image type number of the product has apparently changed
on these old MDR area files.

Add the following line to your $GEMTBL/sat/imgtyp.tbl file:

MDR_PRODUCT          MDR           0    255      2      1      1 mdr.tbl

Steve Chiswell