You mentioned updating CWOP registration, is this something that can be done after I am in the system? I don't recall being asked for that when I signed up for CWOP. I'm not in the system yet, only on findu.com.
To complete the registration process once your station is properly posting to FindU and you are happy with the location (as happy as you can be because of your DMS with no decimal seconds), then you need to send an email to cwop-support@noaa.gov and let them know you are ready to complete the registration. You can send a follow up email any time in the future to update your location should you move. But for now just send them your correct more precise location in D.d format. If you decide in the future to switch software and that software allows more precise location in D.d format or DMS with decimal seconds then you won't need to update your registered location with CWOP because it was registered with the better precision location information.
Example email to use to complete CWOP registration:
To: cwop-support@noaa.gov
Hello,
This is my request to be registered for CWOP for my data to flow to NOAA. I've checked my FindU position location and it is correct.
Latitude: D.d
Longitude: D.d
Elevation: x Feet
CWOP designator: FW4622
Email: <your email address>
Thanks,
<your name>
By the way, I did try editing the D.d data in cumulus.ini but it made no difference in the position on findu.com.
Probably because that entry in the cumulus.ini is not used as input variable but rather is a calculated value from the DMS, to then be used with some other reporting services that Cumulus handles. Good to know. Good test. Thanks for the update.