[Xastir] Weather Stations

[Steven Morrison]

I've been running a Davis Vantage Pro 2 for about 6 years, and it has 
been dependable. It's definitely not cheap, but it's been reporting to 
the NWS all that time.  In default configuration, it wants to connect to 
a Windows PC, or possibly an Apple system, but there are other 
independent software packages that can read the weather data and publish 
to other data streams like APRS.

Things I'd do differently:

1. Avoid the Davis Instruments USB data logger. Go with the serial 
interface and a PC based USB converted.  The Davis USB converter is 
sensitive to noise, and requires someone to reset the USB driver too 
often. It may runs for weeks without issues, but then it stops transfer 
of data to the PC and has to be manually reset.

2. Check out the Davis IP (Internet Protocol) data logger. It sounds as 
though this can push data directly to other IP addresses or web pages.


Good Luck!

Steve

KE5SXT


On 9/2/2018 10:18 PM, Lee Bengston wrote:

> Does anyone have a recommendation for a weather station that is "APRS
> friendly"?  I'm not necessarily trying to set one up on a low budget, but
> "money is no object" probably doesn't fit, either.  :-)
>
> Perhaps I should say "Xastir friendly" to keep from straying off-topic.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lee
> K5DAT
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