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Re: [TowerTalk] Tower mounted capture device

To: Richard Karlquist <richard@karlquist.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower mounted capture device
From: Jim Miller <jim@jtmiller.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2023 15:28:12 -0500
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Google weather flow tempest.

Wireless. Solar powered. No moving parts.

Jim ab3cv

On Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 3:04 PM Richard Karlquist <richard@karlquist.com>
wrote:

> The only sensor you need up on the tower is an anemometer. since wind
> speed varies with HAAT.  Get a wired (not wireless) one to avoid having
> batteries at the unit.  Leave the WX station on the ground for the other
> readings, including ground wind speed.   You would want that in addition
> to wind speed at the top of the tower.
>
> Hazers are very fussy things that you should avoid if at all possible.
>
> --
>
> Rick Karlquist
> N6RK
>
> On 2023-01-31 08:21, Rick Harrington N0VT wrote:
>
> > I would like to have the sensing unit of my home weather station near
> the top of my tower (80').  But instead of a fixed installation, I'd like
> to be able to raise/lower it via rope & pulley for battery changes,
> cleaning etc.  There would have to be a way at the top of the tower to dock
> it into the same north/south orientation each time.  (I'm thinking of some
> sort of small hazer-like contraption.)
> >
> > Has anyone ever done this, or seen info on doing it?
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Rick N0VT
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