[TowerTalk] Weather station recommendations esp wind direction and speed?

[Don]

Peet is used by all of the amateur radio stations participating in 
thehttp://www.ocrg.org/telemetry_feed/ocrgwx.html 
<http://www.ocrg.org/telemetry_feed/ocrgwx.html>coastal weather 
reporting system here on the central and northerly OR coast. Reliable 
and *_repairable_* if needed. My Peet system has been in place since 
June of 2004. I'm just a few hundred feet off the ocean on an 70 foot 
high exposed hill with considerable winter winds. So far I've not 
experienced any loss of the TH7DX, the A3WS or 2 M antennas. Most 
problems have been with the reed switches in the vane units, but an easy 
fix.

In my case I set up to meet (as best I could) the NOAA/NWS 
meteorological standards established for their weather sensors vs 
monitoring what the conditions were at the top of my tower.  I agree 
that Davis is also a reliable system and will withstand the coastal 
rigors and there are a number installed at private residences along this 
part of the coast. At the time the OCRG system was established I 
understand Davis's SW was proprietary and not compatible with the 
systems as set up for the Peet units. It is now integrateable (is that a 
word?) I'm told.

LaCrosse and Oregon Scientific units I've seen have in use down on this 
coast last aabout a 1 year at best under these salt air/water conditions 
we encounter, just corrode away. Perhaps inland they may fare better.

Monitoring the wx is lots of fun. I also host AIS and ADS-B receiving 
stations which feed data back into the host systems. Something to watch 
when the bands are dead or near dead.

Don W7WLL

On 2/28/2019 4:45 PM, Greg Troxel wrote:
> I'll second the recommendations for the Davis Vantage Pro2 and weewx.
> The main complaint you hear about Davis is that it's expensive.  That
> includes the computer interface, which is extra.  While I've heard good
> things about Peet, most of the low-cost stuff gets a bad rap for
> reliability.  I'm on only my second Davis since I think 2002.  Ask
> people with Lacrosse and Ambient how many years they get out of each new
> station.
>
> Do think about height for the wind sensor, and proximity to other
> things.  I see them mounted on towers, and I'm unclear on how much that
> impacts measurments, so I should go read the setup guidelines.
>
> 73 de n1dam
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