[wxqc] frustrated

[Shell Shrader]

Assuming your phone line / internet connection stays up during a power outage, you may find a mini-itx computer that meets your needs.  I've got a very nice via mini-itx and case that has a 12V input... pulls all of maybe 10 amps... of course it's going to cost you a lot more than $165 to get it where it needs to be... the case alone costs that.... add a 900-1000W UPS to it and there's another $165.

Sounds to me like the davis link is a bargain :)   



From: Don Jeerings
Sent: Wed 8/1/2007 8:17 PM
To: Discussion of weather data quality issues
Subject: [wxqc] frustrated


The computer is useless when the internet and/or the power goes down during a hurricane or local storm. The Radio link becomes the major means of communicating data to the weather service. 
12 volts power for the radio and TNC is no  problem.  During a storm the computer has little purpose except to record what's happening for later analysis. The National Weather Service needs the data to be current. 

Today we had many local storms cross the state. The lightning strike counter has run continuously ( remember we are the second largest thunderstorm capitol in the word) Our 60 some SkyWarn storm spotters were active all day with direct communications to the Weather Service and the county EOC's .  My cable connection only dropped out once today. 
This may be difficult to understand for you people that only have a few storms a year.  Gentlemen, please forgive me for being so wound up, as I said, I am frustrated.
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