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Joseph Moore, modified 15 Days ago.

"Null" in location name in PNS for custom location

Youngling Posts: 36 Join Date: 11/1/13 Recent Posts
We have a contact in IRIS for DLHM5, the coop ID for our official observation. We have the location saved as "NWS Duluth" and use the observer type of "Official NWS Obs" - screenshot of the location in the contact editor attached. This all looks fine on the WxReport table and when we sent it as an LSR. (LSR screenshot attached.)

However, when we send the PNS, we get a "null" at the beginning of the location - see PNS screenshot attached.

Is there a way to get rid of this "null" so it doesn't show up? What's going on here? It looks like this was happening last winter, too. The "null" ONLY appears in the PNS format.

(And yeah I realize IRIS is going away, but we're still going to be using it for this winter season so I figured I'd ask!)

-Joe

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Joseph J. Moore
Warning Coordination Meteorologist
NOAA/National Weather Service Duluth, MN
Office: 218-729-6483 x726 | Cell: 267-481-0341 | Operations: 218-729-0653

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Kevin Huyck, modified 15 Days ago.

RE: "Null" in location name in PNS for custom location

Youngling Posts: 6 Join Date: 7/6/14 Recent Posts

Hi, Joe.

 

The location of "Null" appears to be where the "distance/direction" string would appear. Adding zero for the distance in the contact entry appears to resolve the issue. This should apply to any station with an "LSR Location" and an empty "distance" entry.


Respectfully,
Kevin Huyck - KB9WOB
Meteorologist, NOAA/National Weather Service
kevin.huyck@noaa.gov
5027 Miller Trunk Highway
Duluth, MN 55811-1442
(218) 729-6697
https://www.weather.gov/duluth

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Joseph Moore, modified 14 Days ago.

RE: "Null" in location name in PNS for custom location

Youngling Posts: 36 Join Date: 11/1/13 Recent Posts
Thanks Kevin! 

-Joe

On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 3:12 AM Kevin Huyck <VLab.Notifications@noaa.gov> wrote:

Hi, Joe.

 

The location of "Null" appears to be where the "distance/direction" string would appear. Adding zero for the distance in the contact entry appears to resolve the issue. This should apply to any station with an "LSR Location" and an empty "distance" entry.


Respectfully,
Kevin Huyck - KB9WOB
Meteorologist, NOAA/National Weather Service
kevin.huyck@noaa.gov
5027 Miller Trunk Highway
Duluth, MN 55811-1442
(218) 729-6697
https://www.weather.gov/duluth


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Joseph J. Moore
Warning Coordination Meteorologist
NOAA/National Weather Service Duluth, MN
Office: 218-729-6483 x726 | Cell: 267-481-0341 | Operations: 218-729-0653