I
probably won’t make too many more changes to
my weather station after I finish the upgrades
described in this article. The system isn’t
perfect, but I tend to leave things alone when
they’re working. But why not consider some improvements?
Even
though my equipment pole isn’t as high as the
trees in the area, I always worry about lightning.
If I could transmit the data from the pole to
the house via RF signals, I wouldn’t have wires
coming into the house. Of course, such a setup
would require some a power source on the pole
like a solar cell. I may do that someday.
Have
you ever tried using a cup-type anemometer to
generate power? That would be fun to experiment
with. I think I’ll try that too.
I’m
also going to have to find a solution for the
bird droppings in the rain gauge. For now I’ll
just have to wait and see if it continues to
be a problem.
