[wxqc] Wireless Vantage Pro transmission drops

[Jack Jones]

What is the orientation of your solar cell?  I installed mine about a year & a half ago with the solar panel aimed to the south.  Earlier this year, I began to see periods of no data transmission after several days of cloudy weather.  However, it was quite obvious that low power was the cause, since transmissions resumed after a few hours of sunlight.  At any rate, I relocated the unit such that it faces west & gets direct sunlight all afternoon if it is not cloudy.  I have not had any transmission losses since the re-orientation

Jack
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steve Schlei 
  To: wxqc at lists.gladstonefamily.net 
  Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 10:06 AM
  Subject: [wxqc] Wireless Vantage Pro transmission drops


  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
  CW2841


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