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Re: 20020603: Gempak dcnldn decoder/encoder question

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  • Subject: Re: 20020603: Gempak dcnldn decoder/encoder question
  • Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 13:59:04 -0700
> Mike,
> 
> Yes, the NLDN is binary. It also appears to have other parameters than you 
> show.
> It appears you have time, lat, lon, sgnl, and mult. The NLDN data also
> has chi square, eccentricity etc.
> 
> Most of the dcnldn decoder will work for you, eg the opening of files
> etc. We would need to modify the input of data, and the call that
> decodes the binary to just place your data in the array that gets
> written out.
> 
> The alternative would be to use SFEDIT, but its generally better to have a 
> decoder so that you can pipe your data for realtim use.
Chiz,   
        What do you think about converting the ascii data to binary, just
like the NLDN feed using the same code that SUNY uses to make the NLDN
feed?  Thus there would be no custom dcnldn decoder.

Mike


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Mike Leuthold
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University of Arizona
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