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Offline BlueyVIII

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N23DQ Longitude/Latitude
« on: April 24, 2018, 05:27:25 PM »
Hi,

I’ve recently set up my PWS and it’s working well with the exception of one thing which is bugging me. The sunrise and sunset times are obviously not right and I think this may be due to the longitude and latitude settings being incorrect.

According to latlong.net my location is LAT: 54.108967 and LONG: -3.218894. However, the N23DQ indoor unit doesn’t seem to use this convention. Each setting needs me to choose NORTH/SOUTH and EAST/WEST, and also doesn’t allow me to input negative numbers.

Any ideas how to enter the location correctly, or convert it to the correct format for the unit?

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Re: N23DQ Longitude/Latitude
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2018, 05:40:48 PM »
Thanks - that converts to 54° 6' 32.2812'' N and 3° 13' 8.0184'' W.

Do I just ignore the degrees and enter the decimal numbers?

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Re: N23DQ Longitude/Latitude
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2018, 05:44:31 PM »
Sorry, can't help there, you may need an Ambient owner to chime in.

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Re: N23DQ Longitude/Latitude
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2018, 05:46:01 PM »
Thanks - I tried adding the decimals and it hasn’t corrected the sunset/sunrise times (although they did change)

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Re: N23DQ Longitude/Latitude
« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2018, 06:46:00 PM »
So, what are today's correct times, and what does the weather station put out?

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Re: N23DQ Longitude/Latitude
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2018, 06:58:06 PM »
The N23DQ is showing 06:53 then 20:08.

However, google has them as 05:49 and 20:34. The BBC weather site has it as 05:52 and 20:31.

I get that there maybe a few minutes difference between providers, but the indoor unit does seem to be a bit out, so I’m guessing I haven’t input the Long/Lat quite right?

 

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