[wxqc] frustrated [OT] ISP idea

[Paul Grace]

I had Hughes for 4 years, and tried Wildblue for 2 now.  WB has been far
better.  Download and upload very near promised levels, very high uptime.
Some have had bad luck with WB, others with HN, so your mileage may vary,
but you might want to try WB for a month before your HN subscription ends to
compare at your site.  Dropping out of WB within a month is painless if it
isn't better.

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From: wxqc-bounces at lists.gladstonefamily.net
[mailto:wxqc-bounces at lists.gladstonefamily.net] On Behalf Of Jody Dotson
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 17:58
To: Discussion of weather data quality issues
Subject: Re: [wxqc] frustrated


My biggest problem is the hughes.net satellite internet connection on my
setup.  I've been looking at setting up a 2 meter ham to avoid the blackouts
during bad weather.  UPS doesn't help when the internet connection is down
for an hour at a time due to bad weather.

Steve Hatchett wrote: 

My APRS/CWOP data is generated by a dedicated older laptop that has a low

power draw, its own internal battery, and is connected to a UPS as well. It

also has all power settings set for minimal power usage (for example the

screen shuts off after 1 minute of inactivity). It can run for quite a long

time after the power goes out. I know that there are ham folks that submit

via radio the data collected and formatted by software running on a

computer.



But if you really want the direct to radio from the data logger, look into

the option of selling your current data logger and buying the one you

wanted. It would be a lot less than buying a whole new weather station.



Steve



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From: wxqc-bounces at lists.gladstonefamily.net

[mailto:wxqc-bounces at lists.gladstonefamily.net] On Behalf Of Don Jeerings

Sent: 08/01/2007 6:17 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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