So the way to get routes into our new ZeusS while at sea is to use Starlink. Wow, who saw that coming?

I'll leave the source server up for at least a while, maybe a long time.

Insert this into C:\Program Files\Expedition\config\myimage.xml

  <Provider>
    <name>fogmachine</name>
    <Image>
      <title>GOES-18 GeoColor Hawaii/California</title>
      <projection>Mercator</projection>
      <url>http://dev.stfyc-wx.com/data/NOAA/overlay/CAHI/latest.jpg</url>
      <ref lat="40.0" lon="-161.0" x="0" y="0"></ref>
      <ref lat="18.63" lon="-117.0" x="1920" y="1080"></ref>
    </Image>
    <Image>
      <title>GOES-18 GeoColor Catalina Eddy</title>
      <projection>Mercator</projection>
      <url>http://dev.stfyc-wx.com/data/NOAA/overlay/Eddy500m/latest.jpg</url>
      <ref lat="34.66" lon="-121.33" x="0" y="0"></ref>
      <ref lat="32.40" lon="-116.50" x="1920" y="1080"></ref>
    </Image>
    <Image>
      <title>GOES-18 GeoColor+Lightning - Hawaii/US West Coast</title>
      <projection>Mercator</projection>
      <url>http://dev.stfyc-wx.com/data/NOAA/overlay/WestCoastGLM/latest.jpg</url>
      <ref lat="49.50" lon="-161.50" x="0" y="0"></ref>
      <ref lat="19.08" lon="-94.50" x="1920" y="1080"></ref>
    </Image>
  </Provider>



 

SF Bay, Southern California, and the Eastern North Pacific
https://wx.stfyc-wx.com/links.html


 

Wow that did it - 2019 data is playing back with databoxes and everything. Thanks!

Google-programming (aka programming by cliche) for converting Python datetime objects:

def excel_date(date1):
    temp = datetime.datetime(1899, 12, 30)    # Note, not 31st Dec but 30th!
    delta = date1 - temp
    return float(delta.days) + (float(delta.seconds) / 86400)

We fixed this with a Windows 10 generic from scratch reinstall from a pure image (not an OEM image) with no "Enhanced Microsoft Experience" or other "value added" features. This means only a local user, no OneDrive, no Office 365, no 3rd party anti-virus, etc.

- The WiFi Network Profile (under the net's properties) is "Private" and Metered connection is enabled. The profile change may be the significant one, the metered connection should prevent Windows Update and other services from firing up when at sea.
- Disabled Windows Defender Firewall on "Private" networks. Probably unnecessary.

YMMV. Caveat emptor. Illegitimi non carborundum.