[wxqc] Davis Vantage Pro2 Question

[Victor Engel]

I thought temp/humidity sensors were supposed to be about 2 meters or 5 feet
above ground. It doesn't really matter where the barometer is as long as you
enter the right elevation.

On 9/25/06, dr. Lee <drlee6530 at drlee.com> wrote:
>
>
> I own a Davis pro 2 plus and the cable supplied is plenty long if you
> install it to NWS standards.
>
> 1. the weather vain should be at 33 ft and they supply 40 ft.
> 2. the rest of the interments should be at 3 meters above ground below the
> weathervane.
>
> So you have plenty of cable supplied by Davis for an install.
>
> Dr. Lee
>
>
>
>
>   Hello To All,
>
>   I'm new to the eGroup.
>
>   I just purchased a Davis Vantage Pro2 with the optional fan aspirated
> temperature/humidty shelter. As all know the Pro2 has the integrated
> sensor
> suite (ISS) with wind vane/anemometer attached. You can run the included
> cable of 40 feet between the ISS and anemometer/wind vane unit and add
> cable
> extensions of up to 540 feet.
>
>   For better wind data accuracy I need to detach the anemometer/wind vane
> from the ISS and place it at 35 feet up on a mast, further away than the
> 40
> foot included extension cable.
>
>   I have aquestion. Is the 40 foot extension cable a regular telephone
> type
> cable with male connectors on each end? In other words can I buy regular
> telephone cable extensions at Wal Mart or Home Depot to use between the
> ISS
> and anemometer/wind vane? Or do I have to buy the Davis (overpriced in my
> opinion) cables?
>
>   Next month I'm buying the model #6332 wireless version of the wind
> vane/anemometer and the cable thing will not be an issue.
>
>   Take Care,
>   Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF
>   Retired Meteorologist & Space Plasma Physicist
>   Lakeland, FL, USA
>   flycylone at tampabay.rr.com
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