[wxqc] Wireless Vantage Pro transmission drops

[Steve Schlei]

Over the past two days my Vantage Pro Wireless station either hasn't transmitted packets or my receiver isn't receiving packets at sporadic intervals.  I looked at the log over the last 48 hours and the reception would go from 95% down to 10% and hold there for sometimes a half hour.  No outside data is recorded, only inside temperature and barometer.  I started using my station at the end of November 2004.  It has a solar cell for power during the day and a lithium battery for night.  The transmission drops have been happening at all times of the day.
 
Any suggestions on what could be causing this problem?  My station is line of site with the receiver and is about 100 feet away through one window.  It has been functioning fine up until yesterday.
 
Another question I have is does anybody have reception problems with the Vantage Pro when the microwave runs?  Whenever I use the microwave I lose reception.  When I stop using it the reception is fine again.  And this has nothing to do with the problem above, I didn't use the microwave at all yesterday.
 
Can a wireless Vantage Pro be configued to become a wired Vantage Pro?  I thought I would move my wireless console around a lot but I don't move it around at all.  So I have no problem running a cable out to the station if it would improve my data gathering.
 
Thanks for any help,
Steve
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