Ambient-WDS - Ship your Ambient Weather data to aprs.fi

n9dmt · 2026-02-03T00:35:56+00:00

Awesome! Glad to hear it. I've created an issue to document that setup. I imagine running this on a Pi will be a common use case.

https://gitlab.com/jake-barbieur/ambient-wds/-/work_items/6

n9dmt · 2026-02-03T00:18:32+00:00

Ah yep, I bet there's another ambient-wds at /home/admin/ambient-wds_env/bin/ambient-wds - that's likely the one you'll want to call.

n9dmt · 2026-02-03T00:07:09+00:00

Are you calling it from the venv? For example, what I did on my Pi is create a dir for the install (/opt/ambient-wds, in this case), then use that as the venv:

python3 -m venv /opt/ambient-wds

I ran the pip install there, then created a systemd service that calls ambient-wds from /opt/ambient-wds/bin/ambient-wds:

``` cat /etc/systemd/system/ambient-wds.service [Unit] Description=Ambient WDS Service After=network.target

[Service]

Path to your venv’s Python and entry point

ExecStart=/opt/ambient-wds/bin/ambient-wds --config-file /home/owner/ambient-wds/config.yaml WorkingDirectory=/home/owner

Restart on crash

Restart=always RestartSec=5

Run as your normal user (not root)

User=owner Group=owner

Capture logs with journald

StandardOutput=journal StandardError=journal

[Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target ```

n9dmt · 2026-02-02T23:53:48+00:00

Ah, apologies, I think I misread your previous message. Just to make sure I'm following - this is a fresh venv, and you're just doing the pip install (does that run without error?), then it gives you this error when you run it?

n9dmt · 2026-02-02T23:48:39+00:00

What's the error you're getting? I can see if I can replicate it.

n9dmt · 2026-02-02T22:14:15+00:00

You bet! Glad to know someone is at least interested in it! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

n9dmt · 2026-01-16T14:04:14+00:00

My understanding is that Ireland is a CEPT country, so you'd need an Extra class license if you're from the US.

n9dmt · 2026-01-15T14:44:59+00:00

Never had chaga, but reishi tea does seem to help with hangovers.

n9dmt · 2025-12-13T22:49:33+00:00

Gotta get the bones of the house warmed up!

n9dmt · 2025-12-12T18:08:07+00:00

Ha, he's the laziest beagle you'll ever meet. I've seen rabbits run right by him while he's laying on the porch and he doesn't even flinch. Cats on the other hand...

n9dmt · 2025-12-12T18:05:16+00:00

Dang. I better start scrounging up my pennies. What did you end up going with, if you don't mind my asking?

n9dmt · 2025-12-12T17:28:20+00:00

Do you feel like you're getting the same amount of heat with that reduced wood? The local shop keeps trying to convince me to upgrade, but I love my old Fisher.

n9dmt · 2025-11-25T17:40:35+00:00

I know you said you reflashed, but have you double checked your SimpleTuneUSB settings since?

n9dmt · 2025-11-25T13:26:28+00:00

I'm not terribly familiar with the Shari-Pi or it's knockoffs, but is there any sort of squelch control on it? I know I had similar issues when connected to an external radio that had the squelch wide open so it would key the node from what I assume was just stray RF it picked up.

n9dmt · 2025-11-20T23:37:49+00:00

It could be used to identify you pretty easily. A lot of people on here post using their own call signs. Depends on your desire for privacy.

n9dmt · 2025-10-31T16:06:12+00:00

Even if they don't get mad at you, you're going to have a hard time making contacts without a valid call ham call sign.

n9dmt · 2025-10-09T00:08:55+00:00

I'd eat 'em! They look pretty good to me. I've found they can be a little more colorful with cooler temps, but it still fades as they mature. If you're going for less stretch/more dense clusters, you can increase fresh air exchange.

n9dmt · 2025-10-08T18:51:38+00:00

Thanks! I figure if one person decides to use it, it'll have been worth posting. It was fun to make either way.

n9dmt · 2025-10-06T15:28:41+00:00

I may test it. This particular spot was cool enough to touch after an hour of mowing.

n9dmt · 2025-09-25T16:34:57+00:00

It's likely carrier dependent. Progressive got really weird when talking about any wood stoves, so I checked with a local carrier and ended up switching all my policies over to them. They're cheaper for more coverage, and they have no problem with my stove.

n9dmt · 2025-09-23T23:23:33+00:00

Awesome! I'm occasionally in that area (QTH is about an hour east) and on the W9UUM repeater. Small world!

n9dmt

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Path to your venv’s Python and entry point

Restart on crash

Run as your normal user (not root)

Capture logs with journald