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Scott,</div>
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The project you're working on now is of interest to me. Will the analog output be voltage or current? Can you share a link for the WR-01 details?</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 13, 2024 9:43 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [aprssig] Recommendation for remote APRS weather station</font>
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<div class="PlainText">You can add an external DS18S20 or DS18B20 sensor to the ADS-WS1.<br>
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We've also got a new ADS-WS2 in the works but it's not likely to be out <br>
before Christmas. The WS2 will still do 1-wire but the main focus is on <br>
Modbus RTU since that lets you do much longer cable runs more reliably <br>
and there are a ton of sensors out there across all price ranges.<br>
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At the moment I'm busy finishing up the new WR-01 wind/rain sensor <br>
interface - it's a waterproof box that connects to the same wind and <br>
rain sensors as the WS1 and provides RS-232 and Modbus RTU over RS-485 <br>
outputs, plus an analog output and alarm output. It makes it a lot <br>
easier to connect the sensors to an embedded device or a PLC.<br>
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Scott<br>
N1VG<br>
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On 11/13/2024 8:50 AM, Jason Winningham wrote:<br>
> I’m planning a remote APRS weather station. What are the current best options for the sensor hardware?<br>
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> 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.<br>
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> Really not thrilled with excessively complex solutions requiring RTL-SDR and a pi.<br>
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> 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).<br>
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> 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.<br>
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> thanks,<br>
> Jason<br>
> kg4wsv<br>
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