[aprssig] Recommendation for remote APRS weather station

[Jason KG4WSV]

Yeah I knew I could add the sensor but I was being lazy and trying to avoid building the appropriate enclosure for it. 

I’m in no hurry, sounds like I should wait for the WS2.  

I guess I should have stated remote meant no power and no internet; I thought I implied that by “mountaintop”. This will be a solar powered installation in an open field in the middle of a forest. 

-Jason


> On Nov 13, 2024, at 11:44 AM, Scott Miller <scott at opentrac.org> wrote:
> 
> You can add an external DS18S20 or DS18B20 sensor to the ADS-WS1.
> 
> We've also got a new ADS-WS2 in the works but it's not likely to be out before Christmas. The WS2 will still do 1-wire but the main focus is on Modbus RTU since that lets you do much longer cable runs more reliably and there are a ton of sensors out there across all price ranges.
> 
> At the moment I'm busy finishing up the new WR-01 wind/rain sensor interface - it's a waterproof box that connects to the same wind and rain sensors as the WS1 and provides RS-232 and Modbus RTU over RS-485 outputs, plus an analog output and alarm output. It makes it a lot easier to connect the sensors to an embedded device or a PLC.
> 
> Scott
> N1VG
> 
>> On 11/13/2024 8:50 AM, Jason Winningham wrote:
>> I’m planning a remote APRS weather station. What are the current best options for the sensor hardware?
>> 
>> The obvious (for me anyway) first choice is an Argent setup, but there’s no outdoor temperature sensor housing included in that kit.  I know the Davis was recommended at one time, but their APRS specific interface seems to have been discontinued.  I found an Ambient Weather unit that looks OK, but I haven’t checked into interfacing to APRS systems.
>> 
>> Really not thrilled with excessively complex solutions requiring RTL-SDR and a pi.
>> 
>> I have an old FC-301 and a few old HTs that are radio candidates (we’ve got a good APRS network, I won’t need much power to get out from this particular hilltop).
>> 
>> Any general recommendations or lessons learned from those who have operated “mountaintop” setups would be appreciated.  This one is a hilltop site only half a mile off the road in Alabama, but I’d like to do it right.
>> 
>> thanks,
>> Jason
>> kg4wsv
>> 
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