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General Weather Discussion / Re: Moods of the sky behind our weather instruments 2026
« Last post by elagache on June 01, 2026, 10:37:56 PM »
Dear Steve and WeatherCatters who are handy with a camera.

Thanks for sharing!!  ThU5:-)

It is strange thing to say but I really miss the time to take photos these days.

Edouard
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Development Blog / Do any of the accessories need external power? (Re: Ecowitt - some thoughts)
« Last post by elagache on June 01, 2026, 10:36:33 PM »
Dear WeatherCatters who have jumped on the Ecowitt bandwagon,

I have the basic Ecowitt station but still haven't had time to buy the sensors.  Alas, the particulate sensor I realized isn't going to be as useful when using my 1967 Airstream because when I'm in some sort of camping or RV-Park situation, there will be people with camp fires.  Still, if I'm completely alone (boondocking as the RV slang goes) the particulate sensor might alert me to a fire that nothing else would.

The lightning sensor should be useful to alert me to a thunderstorm still a bit away.

Can somebody tell me if either of these sensors need to be supplied with power?  I would need to run a power line from inside the trailer and the interior is starting to be buttoned up.

Edouard
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Weather Hardware/Measurement / Belated congratulations! (Re: Just like new!!)
« Last post by elagache on June 01, 2026, 10:30:53 PM »
Belated congratulations Steve!!   [bounce]

My station is also looking very weary . . . . . .  :(  Alas too many balls in the air to take this one on at the moment.

Edouard
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General Weather Discussion / Re: Moods of the sky behind our weather instruments 2026
« Last post by Steve on May 29, 2026, 11:59:36 PM »
Here ya go!
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Weather Hardware/Measurement / Re: Just like new!!
« Last post by Steve on May 29, 2026, 11:57:44 PM »
The anemometer is not at the correct height, and the trees have some effect on the wind strength. But there's really no good place to mount it. Even when it was on the roof at the specified 33 feet, it had large trees north and west of it.

Done, and reporting good data!
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Weather Hardware/Measurement / Re: Just like new!!
« Last post by WCDev on May 29, 2026, 05:54:32 PM »
Nice job Steve! Mine seriously needs similar here.

My last dealing with Ryan was back in 2015 - it's good to see he's still going strong  ThU32:-)
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Weather Hardware/Measurement / Just like new!!
« Last post by Steve on May 29, 2026, 12:08:46 AM »
Time to refurbish our Davis Instruments Vantage Pro 2 Plus! It’s been nearly 15 years since new, and other than batteries, I’ve only replaced the solar panel, supercap, and anemometer.

Cleaned, assembled, and functioning properly.  I didn’t install the anemometer yet, as I’m going to get a coupler and taller pipe to mount it correctly. But everything thing else seems to be great.

New circuit board
New rain collector
New racing tipping unit
New temperature/hygrometer sensor

Thanks to Ryan at Scaled Instruments for getting me sorted!

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Weather Hardware/Measurement / Re: Best Ecowitt Combination to use with WC4?
« Last post by Steve on May 26, 2026, 05:08:23 PM »
Problem solved: I have a pile or replacement parts for my current VP2 Pro plus from Scaled Instruments. After a couple of conversations with Ryan, I decided that I'd rather spend a bit more than the cost of a Vantage Vue or Ecowitt system to repair my much more accurate VP2.

Thanks for the input,
Steve
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Weather Hardware/Measurement / Re: Can I use a new Vantage View Sensor Suite with my 2010 Console & USB Datalogger?
« Last post by Steve on May 26, 2026, 05:08:10 PM »
Problem solved: I have a pile or replacement parts for my current VP2 Pro plus from Scaled Instruments. After a couple of conversations with Ryan, I decided that I'd rather spend a bit more than the cost of a Vantage Vue or Ecowitt system to repair my much more accurate VP2.

Thanks for the input,
Steve
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Web-site/Forum news / Re: Server Bot hammering
« Last post by WCDev on May 24, 2026, 05:21:40 PM »
 ThU32:-)
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