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ASV6 Radar problem

Guest t-force1
Guest t-force1
in The AS16 and ASCA | Active Sky | Active Sky Next | XPAX Support Forum

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Hi all,I just purchased ASV6 yesterday, and all seems well except for there is no precipitation shown in the radar. Looking back over previous posts, I have uninstalled/reinstalled, ensured that it was visibly raining out my window, and verified that there was an entry other than 'none' on the precip line for the nearest station. I have never had a previous version of Active Sky installed, nor do I have any other add on modules (active camera, etc.) The only things I have added are aircraft and terrain meshes. Not sure what to try next. Any suggestions?My plane is shown at the correct airport in the radar display and the wind speed/direction indicator shows up as well. Tried changing the update number, no luck.Eric

Thanks, here it is:AloftSource 0AloftStationEPRange 1000AloftStationInfluence 150AloftStormWindsEnable 1AloftUpdateInterval 120CloudDepth 3500CloudTransitionEnable 1CloudTransitionSpeed 2CycloneCDOWidth 20CycloneCentralPressure 900.00CycloneEnable 0CycloneEyeRadius 10CycloneEyeWallWidth 10CycloneLatitude 33.60CycloneLongitude -90.44CycloneMaxWinds 100CycloneOuterBandWidth 100CycloneOverridesLocal 0CycloneRainBandWidth 150DebugEnable 0DestinationLockEnable 0DestinationLockRange 50DestinationLockStation NONEFogEnable 1FogLimit 1000FogType cirrusGustsEnable 1HTTPTimeoutSeconds 20HotkeyVkCode 123IFieldMethodEnable 1IcingEnable 0Language English.csvLowVisEnable 1METFileCreationEnable 0METFileUpdateRate 10MainWindowPosition 100,100MiniWindowPosition 500,400ProxyEnable 0ProxyPort noneProxyServer noneRadarDimension 64RadarEnable 1RadarRenderingMethod 0RadarUseMasking 1StormEnable 1StormIcingEnable 1StormTurbulenceEnable 1StormWindSheerEnable 1SurfaceSource 1SurfaceStationEPRange 400SurfaceStationInfluence 2SurfaceStationInfluenceThreshold 65SurfaceUpdateInterval 3ToweringCumulusDepth 25000ToweringCumulusEnable 1TransitionRate 50UnitsSelection 0VarWindsEnable 1VisibilityLimit 2000VisibilityMaximum -1

I think this is what you want (my aircraft is sitting on the runway at KSAT and it is raining, see clouds and lightning)KSAT 000000Z 04022G35KT 020V200 5SM BKN010 TSRW 18/16 A2980This is what happened when I forced the thunderstorm weather at KSAT using the Wx Configurator.

Hi,OK, that is what it is. There are some precipitation codes that AR does not recognize and TSRW is one of them. Try this, go back to Online weather and go to KDTW. You should get rain returns all day today.Please let us know.Hope this helps,Jimhttp://www.hifisim.comhttp://sales.hifisim.com/pub-download/asv6...development.jpg http://sales.hifisim.com/pub-download/asv6-banner-proud.jpg http://sales.hifisim.com/pub-download/asv6-banner-beta.jpg

I am having similar problems. No Wideview installed either. Different terrain map for uk. (Addons include FSPassengers, PDMG Boeing 737ng, FSNavigator, FS2Crew in case they are relevant).Here is my radar cfg file.......AloftSource 0AloftStationEPRange 1000AloftStationInfluence 150AloftStormWindsEnable 1AloftUpdateInterval 120CloudDepth 3500CloudTransitionEnable 1CloudTransitionSpeed 2CycloneCDOWidth 20CycloneCentralPressure 900.00CycloneEnable 0CycloneEyeRadius 10CycloneEyeWallWidth 10CycloneLatitude 33.60CycloneLongitude -90.44CycloneMaxWinds 100CycloneOuterBandWidth 100CycloneOverridesLocal 0CycloneRainBandWidth 150DebugEnable 0DestinationLockEnable WT_ScatteredDestinationLockRange 50DestinationLockStation NONEFogEnable 1FogLimit 1000FogType cirrusGustsEnable 1HTTPTimeoutSeconds 20HotkeyVkCode 123IFieldMethodEnable 1IcingEnable 0Language English.csvLowVisEnable 1METFileCreationEnable 0METFileUpdateRate 10MainWindowPosition 616,116MiniWindowPosition 512,-527ProxyEnable 0ProxyPort noneProxyServer noneRadarDimension 32RadarEnable 1RadarRenderingMethod 0RadarUseMasking 1StormEnable 1StormIcingEnable 1StormTurbulenceEnable 1StormWindSheerEnable 1SurfaceSource 1SurfaceStationEPRange 400SurfaceStationInfluence 2SurfaceStationInfluenceThreshold 0SurfaceUpdateInterval 5ToweringCumulusDepth 25000ToweringCumulusEnable 1TransitionRate 50UnitsSelection 0VarWindsEnable 1VisibilityLimit 2000VisibilityMaximum -1And the metar weather for the airport I am at EGPF.......EGPF 021214Z 021322 VRB02KT 3000 BR SCT020 BKN030 BECMG 1317 9999 NSW PROB30 TEMPO 1922 7000 RA BKN012 PROB40 TEMPO 2022 19015G25KTWith thunderstorms, I also get the same problem as T-force1, so tried with Heavy Rain scenario (as seen above).Using the very latest version of ASv6 plus service pack thingAny ideas ?Thanks !David P.

Hi David,There is no precipitation in that METAR. BR stands for mist. I copied and pasted it into Wx Configurator and it doesn't rrecognize any precipitation either.Still plenty of precipitation around KDTW, it's been grey and wet all day. At least it's not snow!Hope this helps,Jimhttp://www.hifisim.comhttp://sales.hifisim.com/pub-download/asv6...development.jpg http://sales.hifisim.com/pub-download/asv6-banner-proud.jpg http://sales.hifisim.com/pub-download/asv6-banner-beta.jpg

I may have posted the wrong thing there...........This is the metar reportEGPF 000000Z 12078KT 7SM OVC030 OVC070 BKN100 +RA 20/19 A2969And it was p+ssing down ;-)dp

O.k, I've seen precipitation on the AR now thanks. I guess I figured a sure fire way to see rain was to force a thunder storm in the WX confiurator, but it doesn't work that way.I see now that I can find a location where there is weather that I'm interested in. That is a cool feature. Everywhere I look, there are more features (a good thing, but a bit of a learning curve).One more quick question: the little wind indicator in active radar that shows direction and speed... is that for the current altitude I'm at or surface conditions?Thanks for all the assistance!

Hi,It's not so much the t-storm, but the code used.The wind arrow is at your altitude, based on the true direction. If this is way off, you may be experiencing FSUIPC issues that Pete has fixed in the past 2 weeks. Version 3.53 should work well.Hope this helps,Jimhttp://www.hifisim.comhttp://sales.hifisim.com/pub-download/asv6...development.jpg http://sales.hifisim.com/pub-download/asv6-banner-proud.jpg http://sales.hifisim.com/pub-download/asv6-banner-beta.jpg

Well, good news !It's working now.I am not sure if the uninstall/reinstall cycle was what made it work or the choice of a snow as the weather to test it with. Certainly, when I use the Thunderstorm and Hurricane options it doesn't show anything on the radar.Thanks VERY much for all the help, it's really appreciated !David P.

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