[RFI] Something is jamming 900mhz weather station

[eddie.seymour at gmail.com]

On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 18:59:29 -0400, you wrote:

>Just walked around with my Elenco F-2800 counter & the 530x looks pretty
>clean ...
>
>Hmmmm ....
>
>> No wireless phones.
>> 
>> Nothing I can think of on 900mhz ... other than the FlexNet 530x.
>> 
>> Hmmm ...
>> 
>>> Wireless telephones ?  Some of them operate in 900 mhz
>>>
>>> I have Davis here and not had any problem.
>>>
>>> Dale, K9VUJ
>>>
>>>
>>> On 07, Oct 2017, at 15:40, Howard Lester <howard220 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I have the same Davis Vantage Vue, and have not had any issues with
>>> it transmitting to the console — if that’s what you mean by the “RF
>>> Link.” I’ve only had trouble with the rain gauge funnel getting
>>> jammed up with cooties
.
>>>
>>> Howard N7SO
>>>
>>>> I chased my tail trying to troubleshoot my David Vantage Vue weather 
>>>> station ... only to move it to the opposite end of the house on a 
>>>> whim ... and suddenly the RF link worked.
>>>>
>>>> I'm suspecting the FlexNet 530x wireless power meter.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone have experience with these critters?
>>>>
>>>> The Davis communicates on 900 mhz.
>>>>
Try diagnostics on pages 39 and 40 of Vantage Vue manual- Also on pages
25 and 26 of Quick reference guide. May at least indicate area of
problems.
-- 
Eddie, WB4MLE