[TowerTalk] Wind Guages

[DavidC]

My personal preference would be to convert the signals to light and
run them though fiber-optic cable.  I have been told that to accomplish
this over a 100-200 foot run would be too costly.  Sure would like
to learn otherwise as I'd also be interested to do the same with rotor
control and direction data lines, remote antenna switches, tower
mounted camera video, etc.  It would seem that one decent fiber cable
could handle it all with the proper devices at either end.

I would be concerned that under the right conditions a RF wireless
remote might be desensed but many members of the TowerTalk list
can address that question with more practical knowledge than I.

My concern is the same as yours, to have as few lightning and
static carrying lines coming from the tower to the radio room as
possible!

- 73, DavidC  K1YP in Hudson, FL

> Wouldn't it be best to use a "wireless-remote" wind gauge instead of one
> with a lead down to your computer? The wire would be another lightning
path
> right to your computer. Do the RF units have any problem with burnout
being
> so near an HF antenna? I will add one soon, and if wire is the way to go I
> guess that means another Polyphaser lightning arrest for the entrance
panel.
>
> Jim KS1A
>
> It is a complete station with an interface board and the PC is
> the display.
>
> - Thanks! & 73, DavidC  K1YP
>
>
> > What is the device you use with the Fascinating?
> >
> > Gerry, W6TER
> >
> > DavidC wrote:
> > >
> > > Fascinating Electronics also makes a high quality unit:
> > > http://www.columbia-center.org/fascinating/obs/instrmnt.html
> > >
> > > Their sensors come with 100 foot cables so I imagine you can
> > > go a whole lot further than that.  I think mine is sold but ... ;-)
> > >
> > > - 73, DavidC  K1YP
> > >
> > > > Some weather stations restrict the length of the cable between the
> sensor
> > > > and the display. I use a Radio Shack weather station that restricts
> the
> > > > cable length to about 40 feet. It's a good unit (really made by
Oregon
> (?)
> > > > Scientific), but the cable length restriction forced me to put the
> wind
> > > > sensor on the roof. I think the Peet units let you use cables of
much
> > > longer
> > > > lengths. There are also units on the market that use and RF link. I
> think
> > > > Peet and Davis both have those. A friend who was using an older
Davis
> unit
> > > > with a cable link said it was very susceptible to RFI and he had to
> > > purchase
> > > > a special filter kit. I'm pretty sure Peet has a web site.
> > > >
> > > > 73, Dick WC1M
> > >
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