v1.3 fixes truncation bug, recommends zone vs county, updated README

noaacap/DEBIAN/control

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Package: noaacap
-Version: 1.2.0
+Version: 1.3.0
 Section: hamradio
 Priority: extra
 Maintainer: Dan Srebnick <k2ie at k2ie.net>

noaacap/usr/local/bin/noaacap.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 ##
 ## See /usr/local/share/noaacap/CHANGELOG for change history
 ##
-version = "1.2"
+version = "1.3"
 
 import sys
 import pytz
@@ -352,7 +352,6 @@ for i in range(0, count):
          streak_end = next_suffix
          zcs = zcs + '>' + streak_end
 
-      zcs = zcs[:-1]
       log.debug("ZCS Value: " + zcs)
       type =  pp[bytes(Phenomena, 'utf-8')].decode('utf-8')
 

noaacap/usr/local/share/noaacap/CHANGELOG

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 noaacap changelog
 ##
+Version: 1.3
+Release: TBD
+Fixed truncation bug in compressed zone list
+##
 Version: 1.2
 Release: March 27, 2024
 Reintroduced compressed zones and other improvements

noaacap/usr/local/share/noaacap/README

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ https://github.com/K2IE/noaacap/releases
 
 Once you are running aprx >= 2.9 or direwolf >= 1.3, install noaacap:
 
-Install via sudo dpkg -i noaacap-1.0.deb.  Then, to satisfy the dependencies,
+Install via sudo dpkg -i noaacap-1.3.deb.  Then, to satisfy the dependencies,
 run sudo apt-get -f install.
 
 ==> APRX CONFIGURATION <==
@@ -57,10 +57,14 @@ myTZ should be set to the Linux TZ value for the issuing office of your
 preferred weather zone.  For a complete list of timezones, you may use
 the following command:  timedatectl list-timezones | grep America.
 
-myZone should be set to your county code.  A list of county codes may be found
-at https://alerts.weather.gov/.  Only list one county.  The program will then
-send the alert for all affected zones.  You could instead use a zone code if
-you want to be more specific.
+myZone should be set to your zone code.  A list of zone codes may be found
+at https://www.weather.gov/pimar/PubZone.  Only list one zone.  The program
+will send the alert for all affected zones that will fit in the allocated 67
+characters.  You could instead use a county code if you wish.  However the
+associated zone may also be sent in, wasting characters.
+
+As an example, if you're located in Lancaster, PA, the map shows that you
+are in zone 066.  Enter PA066 for myZone.
 
 myResend should be set to 0 for no message resends or to an interval of your
 choosing.  If noaacap beacons every 2 minutes, a value of 30 would provide
@@ -82,3 +86,4 @@ weather alerts via this program.
 
 Dan Srebnick, K2IE
 02/06/2020
+Updated 03/27/2024