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Hi Pavel, I have added UNIDATA to the existing NNEXRAD FNEXRAD allows...on geo.atm.nsf.gov So request UNIDATA ".*" from geo as well. Thank you, -Jeff ____________________________ _____________________ Jeff Weber address@hidden Unidata Support PH:303-497-8676 NWS-COMET Case Study Library FX:303-497-8690 University Corp for Atmospheric Research 3300 Mitchell Ln http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/jweber Boulder,Co 80307-3000 ________________________________________ ______________________ On Tue, 16 Jul 2002, Pavel Byles-Howard University Engineering wrote: > yes that's correct. I do want upper air... > > Pavel > > > On Tue, 16 Jul 2002, Jeff Weber wrote: > > > Hi Pavel, > > > > Ok, that sheds some light on the situation...we do maintain NSF's machine, > > so that would make sense. I am guessing it was Tom Yoksas who helped you. > > > > Your NEXRAD is fine, but: > > > > On Tue, 16 Jul 2002, Pavel Byles-Howard University Engineering wrote: > > > > > > > I will proceed by putting a request for FSL2 in my ldmd.conf: > > > > request FLS2 "/p...(DDS|IDS)" atm.geo.nsf.gov > > > > > > will not! > > > > FSL2 is a different feed than DDS or IDS, so requesting FSL2 with a > > DDS|IDS action will return nothing. I will place an allow UNIDATA on > > atm.geo.nsf.gov > > > > Then request UNIDATA ".*" from atm. > > > > I will attempt to get on atm and make the change. > > > > Your pqact.conf entry appears OK: > > > > > then in my pqact.conf file I will append this to the entry: > > > > DDS|IDS ^U[ABDEFGHIJKLMPQRSTXZ].... .... ([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9]) > > > > > > > PIPE decoders/dcuair -b 24 -m 16 > > > > > > > -d data/pub/decoded/gempak/logs/dcuair.log > > > > > > > -e GEMTBL=/home/gempak/NAWIPS/gempak/tables > > > > > > > -s snstns.tbl > > > > > > > data/pub/decoded/gempak/upperair/YYYYMMDD_upa.gem > > > > > > But I believe this will capture ALL the reports so keep an eye on your > > queue..or restrict the action... > > > > > > I will notify you as soon as I have the allow on atm for you.. > > > > > > If you also want the profiler data (FSL2) we go point to point with that > > from FSL and i will give you the contact, but I think you really want > > upperair obs..not profiler data, but just guessing. > > > > Thank you, > > > > -Jeff > > ____________________________ _____________________ > > Jeff Weber address@hidden > > Unidata Support PH:303-497-8676 > > NWS-COMET Case Study Library FX:303-497-8690 > > University Corp for Atmospheric Research 3300 Mitchell Ln > > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/jweber Boulder,Co 80307-3000 > > ________________________________________ ______________________ > > > > On Tue, 16 Jul 2002, Byles, Pavel O wrote: > > > > > While you were on vacation or something another tech support rep > > > intercepted > > > our messages and was helping me in the meanwhile. He suggested that I use > > > that one instead of snow because he wasn't sure if snow was allowing me to > > > get the data that I wanted. > > > > > > No I am not getting DDS|IDS data only nexrad data right now. That's all > > > that's enabled in my ldmd.conf and pqact.conf files. > > > > > > The lines from my ldmd.conf file has this > > > #request NNEXRAD "/p...(LWX|DOX|AKQ)" snow.nrcc.cornell.edu > > > request NNEXRAD "/p...(LWX|DOX|AKQ)" atm.geo.nsf.gov > > > Why wouldn't that work? > > > > > > Pavel. > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Jeff Weber > > > To: Pavel Byles-Howard University Engineering > > > Cc: ldm-support > > > Sent: 7/16/02 11:07 AM > > > Subject: Re: 20020702: HU - > > > upper air data > > > > > > Pavel, > > > > > > That will not work... > > > > > > As I mentioned earlier, FSL2 is the profiler data, upper air data is in > > > the DDS|IDS data stream... > > > > > > I suspect you are already getting DDS|IDS with your UNIDATA request, but > > > you may have changed that. > > > > > > Why are you requesting from atm.geo.nsf.gov ? Is snow not still your > > > feed? > > > > > > Please update. > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > > > > -Jeff > > > ____________________________ _____________________ > > > Jeff Weber address@hidden > > > Unidata Support PH:303-497-8676 > > > NWS-COMET Case Study Library FX:303-497-8690 > > > University Corp for Atmospheric Research 3300 Mitchell Ln > > > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/jweber Boulder,Co 80307-3000 > > > ________________________________________ ______________________ > > > > > > On Tue, 16 Jul 2002, Pavel Byles-Howard University Engineering wrote: > > > > > > > I will proceed by putting a request for FSL2 in my ldmd.conf: > > > > request FLS2 "/p...(DDS|IDS)" atm.geo.nsf.gov > > > > > > > > then in my pqact.conf file I will append this to the entry: > > > > DDS|IDS ^U[ABDEFGHIJKLMPQRSTXZ].... .... ([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9]) > > > > > > > PIPE decoders/dcuair -b 24 -m 16 > > > > > > > -d data/pub/decoded/gempak/logs/dcuair.log > > > > > > > -e GEMTBL=/home/gempak/NAWIPS/gempak/tables > > > > > > > -s snstns.tbl > > > > > > > data/pub/decoded/gempak/upperair/YYYYMMDD_upa.gem > > > > > > > > > > > > Pavel Byles > > > > > > > > On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, Jeff Weber wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Pavel, > > > > > > > > > > The upper air reports are in the DDS|IDS...or DDPLUS...or UNIDATA > > > > > feedtypes or feedgroups..DDPLUS includes DDS|IDS and UNIDATA > > > includes > > > > > others.. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Here is a sample entry from our pqact.conf.. > > > > > > > > > > # > > > > > # upper air reports > > > > > # > > > > > DDS|IDS ^U[ABDEFGHIJKLMPQRSTXZ].... .... ([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9]) > > > > > PIPE decoders/dcuair -b 24 -m 16 > > > > > -d data/pub/decoded/gempak/logs/dcuair.log > > > > > -e GEMTBL=/home/gempak/NAWIPS/gempak/tables > > > > > -s snstns.tbl > > > > > data/pub/decoded/gempak/upperair/YYYYMMDD_upa.gem > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > see: > > > > > > > > > > http://unidata.ucar.edu/packages/ldm/feedtypes/index.html > > > > > > > > > > Profiler data is on FSL2 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Let me know how you want to proceed. > > > > > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > > > > > -Jeff > > > > > ____________________________ _____________________ > > > > > Jeff Weber address@hidden > > > > > Unidata Support PH:303-497-8676 > > > > > NWS-COMET Case Study Library FX:303-497-8690 > > > > > University Corp for Atmospheric Research 3300 Mitchell Ln > > > > > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/jweber Boulder,Co 80307-3000 > > > > > ________________________________________ ______________________ > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 11 Jul 2002, Unidata Support wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------- Forwarded Message > > > > > > > > > > > > >To: Unidata Support <address@hidden> > > > > > > >From: Pavel Byles-Howard University Engineering > > > <address@hidden> > > > > > > >Subject: Re: 20020701: 20020628: 20020627: 20020626: LDM setup at > > > Howard (cont.) > > > > > > >Organization: UCAR/Unidata > > > > > > >Keywords: 200207021955.g62JtDu21542 > > > > > > > > > > > > How do I recieve upper air data? ie. what's the package name for > > > it? > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Pavel Byles > > > > > > Sent using Pine ver. 4.4 > > > > > > on RedHat Linux 7.3 > > > > > > http://138.238.177.230 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------- End of Forwarded Message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Pavel Byles > > > > Sent using Pine ver. 4.4 > > > > on RedHat Linux 7.3 > > > > http://138.238.177.230 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Pavel Byles > Sent using Pine ver. 4.4 > on RedHat Linux 7.3 > http://138.238.177.230 > >