[wxqc] Pole for wind gauge

[Jim]

I am running a Peet Bros Ultimeter 2100 system

I used a 10' section of 1" Thick wall conduit and a heavy duty chimney mount
from Radio shack.

Check out the pics. On my qc page.

Jim

CW4367

 

From: wxqc-bounces at lists.gladstonefamily.net
[mailto:wxqc-bounces at lists.gladstonefamily.net] On Behalf Of RON PARKER
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 8:39 PM
To: wxqc at lists.gladstonefamily.net
Subject: [wxqc] Pole for wind gauge

 

I was looking at the weather station price list that Dave cam up with and I
have a few suggestions.  Ebay was the way to fo for me with the Davis
Vantage Pro 2 WX station and weather link.  I literally saved hundreds of
dollars for a superb product.  Got 8 feet of pressure treated lumber (2 feet
in the ground) and a small bag of redi-mix concrete for a total of about
$10.  

 

Just last month bought about 20 feet of sturdy PVC pipe (with neat looking
PVC caps on both ends) and mounted it securely with clamps to the treated
lumber.  Total cost about 12 dollars. Now I have my Aenemometer up at about
20 feet.  It works great and my wind speed isn't that much different than a
neighbor who has his anemometer up at 40 feet.

(pictures to come soon)

 

I also bought UPS back up for 38 dollars for those quick blips.  Power in my
neighborhood is all underground.  However, things might change if the
Houston area gets a hurricane.

 

And finally I'm using a much older 1999 Dell Windows computer, upgraded to
XP, for just the weather stream and all works fine.

 

 

Ron

 

CW6012

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