Topic: New aprs app?

[DJMWX86]

I have the VWSaprs app. version 1.9.4.0 from a few years ago and just wondering if there has been any new versions of that since then?

[tinplate]

I think the current version is 1.9.8. You should use the latest version, as CWOP made some changes in how things are supposed to be sent not too long ago.
http://www.meteorologica.co.uk/uploads/html/VWSaprs_142_1.htm

[DJMWX86]

What kind of changes were made? Would it be worth updateing? Also, any one know what the latest version of VWS is?

[offroadjosh]

What kind of changes were made? Would it be worth updateing? Also, any one know what the latest version of VWS is?

cwop made some changes so i would update and the latest is VWS 14 P58 Beta....


http://ambientweather.wikispaces.com/Beta+Version+Instructions



for the latest non beta version go here ...

http://www.ambientweather.com/do30tr.html




Josh

[mackbig]

If you downloaded the new version vwsaprs around May to June 2008, you do not "need" to upgrade. This is when rotate.* was removed for non hams.... You would probably know by now as your data would have stopped showing up.  At that time CW and DW users (non ham) had to switch to servers starting wtih CWOP.*  Otherwise your data would have been blocked, and you would have rec'd emails from Mike Barth.

check here for the servers to use http://www.wxqa.com/servers2use.html

Your data on the wxqa site should look like this (unless you are a ham) see bolded part.
CW8618>APRS,TCPXX*,qAX,CWOP-3:@041157z4352.53N/07918.77W_329/009g009t006r000P000p000h62b10198v8
6/71 data packets and 0/0 duplicates; 570/6745 bytes
If you had not upgraded, and somhow data was still getting there the bolded cwop-3 would say FIRST, SECOND, THIRD....

So basically if your data is still appearing on wxqa, you dont "need" to upgrade.  If there is in fact a new version, why not, but it is not required.

Andrew

[vcbmoore]

The latest version of APRS is 1-9-8-0 dated July 19, 2008.  I don't know if you have upgraded but your data is appearing on Findu.com.

http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?CW2334

Bill