@johnd
> af4ex: you are clearly most interested in the XBee/ZigBee modules as a wireless option. But why not also consider a WiFi option?
Cost is partly the culprit. I balked at paying $180 for WeatherLink features I don't need, which would only get me a serial connect, Still more $$$ to get wireless. So for less than $100 I get both. (I still think Davis should provide "low cost" solutions for simple serial connections).
If you look at my Cumulus web page I seem to be getting the full spectrum of weather information, just using my simple serial link. What am I missing?
www.qsl.net/af4ex/wx Also I am transmitting my info to APRS/CWOP. Again, they're getting all the data they need.
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=AF4EX [Ironically, that data glitch you see on 12 March was caused by the flakey WiFi in my laptop. The XBee's haven't dropped a single bit. I now use CAT-5, to hook the the laptop to the Internet]
But weather is only one of my interests. I have other environmental sensors that I want to monitor. I have a VLF antenna in my back yard that I use for detecting whistlers and other kinds of electromagnetic pulse signals. Also interested in geomagnetism, solar physics and "climate change" issues, so I'm developing my own generic data channels for this purpose. So eventually will have a sensor farm, and a web page, for detecting and analyzing interesting signals from nature.
And it's only a hobby. I find delving into small bits of information and hardware very enjoyable.