[wxqc] CW7166 off the air (for now)

[Michael Diehl]

On Aug 2, 2007, at 12:15 AM, Ken True wrote:

> I had spikes in wind on my Davis VP (cabled) until I'd put an
> opto-isolator on the DB-9 serial interface to the computer.  Probably
> had a ground-loop that really only showed up when it rained.  I  
> used the
> B&B Electronics 9POP4 isolator
> (
> http://www.bb-elec.com/product_family.asp? 
> FamilyId=1&Trail=4&TrailType=Main
> ) and it cured the wind-spike problem.
>
> Ken True
> CW1792
> http://saratoga-weather.org/
>
> Victor Engel wrote:
>> I wish my neighbor would do the same. Frankly, I'm tired of his
>> obviously bad data showing up on weatherunderground. It really does
>> nobody any good. Currently, he'd producing a lot of bad temperature
>> and humidity data. His wind tends to spike in rainy weather, too.
>>
>> http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp? 
>> ID=KTXAUSTI4
>>
>> He's two doors down from me, so I could walk over and chat with him.
>> What would you guys do in my situation?
>>
>> http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp? 
>> ID=KTXAUSTI48
>> (mine, for comparison)
>>
>> Victor
>>
>> On 8/1/07, Bryce Alexander <bryce at azlab.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I am getting spikes of erroneous data, the last two nights I got  
>>> gusts of
>>> wind at 61, and 62mph respectively. Problem is that it didn't  
>>> really happen;
>>> I think I would have noticed a gust like that when the ambient  
>>> wind was less
>>> than 20mph.
>>>
>>> In the past some of my temp and dew point readings have had similar
>>> anomalous spikes (such as a moment of freezing temperature in  
>>> June in
>>> Arizona).
>>>
>>> I just figure that if I cannot send reliable data, then it is  
>>> safer to send
>>> no data at all.
>>>
>>> I am posting this just in case someone tries to interpret these  
>>> last two
>>> gusts as real (there were thunderstorms in the area). My recent  
>>> data should
>>> be rejected as untrustworthy.
>>>
>>> I am in the middle of building my own station using one-wire  
>>> technology, so
>>> I will be back on line as my hobby time permits.
>>>
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