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67 lines
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TL;DR -- To download the latest .deb package:
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https://github.com/K2DLS/noaacap/wiki/noaacap
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ABOUT NOAACAP
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This software is written in python 3.4 and has been tested with aprx 2.9.x.
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If you are running a version < 2.9.0 you should first update aprx. The current
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release may be found at http://thelifeofkenneth.com/aprx/debs/.
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Once you are running aprx >= 2.9, install noaacap:
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Install via sudo dpkg -i noaacap-0.6.deb. Then, to satisfy the dependencies,
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run sudo apt-get -f install.
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CONFIGURATION
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Add a beacon section similar to the following to /etc/aprx.conf:
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<beacon>
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beaconmode both
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cycle-size 2m
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beacon via WIDE2-1 \
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srccall N0CALL-13 \
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timeout 20 \
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exec /usr/local/bin/noaacap.py
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</beacon>
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The timeout was needed on my older and slower single core Raspberry Pi Model B.
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The aprx default timeout is 10 seconds and the timeout may not be needed on a
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RPi 2 or newer. If you see lots of "BEACON EXEC abnormal close" messages in
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aprx.log, then you likely need to add the timeout.
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The program will check for a new alert or update every 2 minutes, but only
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send if there is a change.
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For visibility into noaacap's actions via the systemd journal, you may add
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--info or --debug to the exec command line for more verbose logging.
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Edit /etc/noaacap.conf:
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Do not remove the [noaacap] section header.
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myTZ should be set to the Linux TZ value for the issuing office of your
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preferred weather zone. For a complete list of timezones, you may use
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the following command: timedatectl list-timezones | grep America.
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myZone should be set to your county code. A list of county codes may be found
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at https://alerts.weather.gov/. Only list one county. The program will then
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send the alert for all affected zones. You could instead use a zone code if
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you want to be more specific.
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myResend should be set to 0 for no message resends or to an interval of your
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choosing. If noaacap beacons every 2 minutes, a value of 30 would provide
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hourly resends.
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USE
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It would be good to hear from users of this software. Please email
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k2dls@k2dls.net with the callsign-SSID of your APRS station that is sending
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weather alerts via this program.
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Dan Srebnick, K2DLS
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09/28/2017
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