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Re: [TowerTalk] weather station on tower?

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] weather station on tower?
From: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2015 14:30:48 -0500
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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 a pennant to the mast head. Easy to lower for maintenance and then return to elevated service. Someone would have to climb te tower to te elevation you prefer just one time to mount a pulley.

Patrick        NJ5G

On 9/1/2015 9:10 AM, Keith Dutson wrote:
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/kdutson/index.php?view=main&headers=1

The rain gauge accuracy is less than expected when compared to other gauges I 
have.  It may need a standoff to put it farther from tower leg.  Also, I am 
thinking about raising it to near the top of the tower (150 feet), but am 
concerned about maintenance issues (too old to climb anymore).

73, Keith NM5G



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ag6v@whidbey.com
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 4:49 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] weather station on tower?

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 and _ON_ the 
tower will give the most accurate data, it seems.

Questions:
* anyone notice interaction/RFI issues of a USB-connected weather station on a 
tower or close to it?
* what experiences do you all have?
* the WUnderground.com site has a number of suggested weather station packages 
-- any others you like?

73,
----
Donna Hinshaw
AG6V
ARRL Life Member
SKCC 6933T
CWOPS 911

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