Hi All -- I'm thinking of putting up a weather station at my QTH, and connecting it with WUnderground.com (as in "W"eather Underground). I want to know wind speed and direction at or near my tower
Two things to consider... usb has a limited range, past a certain distance you need repeaters. I use a wired Davis station here and have no problem with rf, though I did put ferrites on the power cor
The NOAA/NWS standard for an anemometer is at the top of a 33 foot tower. Winds going over or around hills, buildings, trees, whatever, will be stronger than if not disturbed by upstream objects. Als
Forgot the questions. Like Dave I put toroids in the normal places as he did and have not had a problem, and my RFhs no effect on the reports being sent from my Peet system via a 2M packet xmitter to
The only recurring issue I have is debris collecting and blocking the rain gauge. From what I have read, the Davis units last longer than most. 73, Ken WA8JXM Questions: * anyone notice interaction/R
I have a La Crosse that is mounted on the tower (wireless) and have had no RF problems. Works just fine. Bill W5VX --Original Message-- From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Be
I've had the Davis Vantage Pro II wireless for the past 3 years. Very reliable and rf quiet. It Tx around 430Mz but I've never heard it or recognized it on hf or vhf.. The anemometer is on top of the
I've had a Davis Instruments Vantage Pro2 wireless weather station for 5 years and it has been flawless. I have two receiving console display units and have never had any RFI susceptibility or emissi
I should have also explained that my Davis Instruments Vantage Pro2 sensor suite is mounted above my roof, about ten feet over and 40 feet below my Force 12 C3 beam. I have a Henry 2K2 amplifier and
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2015 06:46:22 -0500
I too have the wireless Davis unit with all the options mentioned by Larry below. All options except bird spikes and funnel filter as my unit is about 10 years old predating those improvements. I am
An interesting discussion. There is no doubt that the Davis weather stations are excellent and top-of-the-line. You also pay for that quality. I live in a very lightning vulnerable location on a ridg
Forgot Donna, the attached is taken from just below where the wx station is located. You can just see the wx station on the rooftop above the front of the house. Knowing where you are just be sure of
I have the Davis Vantage Pro 2 about 20 feet up on my tower. This unit has the Davis WeatherLink cable added to the display unit to connect to the Internet router. http://www.weatherlink.com/user/kdu
Get a small stainless steel strainer to replace the one that came with your rain collector. Wal-Mart has a set of three sizes that will fit. I used the smallest. It works great, and has not required
We have been measuring wind here continuously for 40 years -- currently, for last 2 years, have a 900mhz Davis Vantage Vue Model #6351 wireless mounted up 25' on a 2-foot arm facing into the directio
There is a common factor in every example cited in this thread -- the link between sensor and readout is UHF RADIO, and the sensor has no external wires to act as antennas. If the designer has done a
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2015 14:30:48 -0500
I can but choose not to climb. Something like a Hazer for your weather station would do the trick. Alternatively you could rig the station to a short pole which is then hoisted like sailboats hoists
Most weather vanes require them to be level. Anemometers not so much; if not level, they will underestimate one of the two horizontal wind vector components. To see something significant, though, req