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>From: Chris Hennon <address@hidden> >Organization: Ohio State >Keywords: 199908201709.LAA23077 Chris- >I'm looking for an example pqact.conf entry for ingesting mcidas satellite >area files. I have the gempak "nsat_links" script set up as a cron job to >convert to GARP filename conventions. Thanks! You will need the LDM-McIDAS decoder lwtoa3 to decode the images in the Unidata-Wisconsin datastream. You can obtain a binary version at: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/mcidas/mcidd/ldm-mcidas.html In the configuration instructions there is an explanation of the pqact.conf entry. You will need to have a copy of ROUTE.SYS (included in the tar file) in the directory where you store the data if you want to have more than 4 images of each type save. ROUTE.SYS will ensure that you save 10 of each type. Don