[aprssig] Recommendation for remote APRS weather station

[Erik Beck]

Hi Jason;

You definitely did imply right by using "mountaintop." I just happened to skim too fast and skip over that detail before I responded.

Sounds like an interesting project!

Erik
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> On Nov 13, 2024, at 12:54, Jason KG4WSV <kg4wsv at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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