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Time Out Period
Normally, the streaming data logger will stream an ASCII character string
according to the Transmission Rate setting to the Ham Radio TNC modem.
However, the streaming data logger utilizes a time-out period for ceasing
streaming whenever software attempts to communicate to the logger. The
default setting is 5 seconds. You may adjust this value if you wish
streaming to resume sooner or later after communicating to the logger using
WeatherLink
®
or the Streaming Data Utility.
Note: Once communications to WeatherLink are initiated and successful,
the streaming data logger will be unable to communicate with the Streaming
Data Utility until the Time Out Period expires. If you need to communicate
to the logger with both the Streaming Data Utility and WeatherLink
®
, you
should communicate using the Streaming Data Utility first.
APRS Baud Rate
Use this setting to determine what baud rate to send APRS data to the TNC
modem on your Ham Radio. The default value is 9600. This is also the
recommended maximum value that you should set.
Transmission Rate
Use this setting to determine how often to send APRS data packets.
Initially, you will need to enter a valid value. The default setting is 5
minutes. Consult the APRS website for guidance on sending data more or
less often.
Note: Settings longer than 60 minutes will result in one erroneous time
stamp during “Fall Back” from Daylight Savings Time.
Latitude & Longitude
For APRS reporting, you must enter your latitude and longitude information.
Enter your latitude and longitude in degrees, minutes and seconds in the
appropriate boxes. The APRS String boxes below indicate what the APRS
position character string will look like based on the values entered. Before
any new data is entered, theses boxes indicate the latitude and longitude
string currently stored in the streaming data logger. If “invalid string” is
shown in these boxes, either one of the entries is outside the range of valid
parameters or, as in the case of the first time you receive the product, no
latitude or longitude values have been stored in the data logger.
