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Weather Station Hardware => Weather Station Pictures => Topic started by: Danno on April 27, 2009, 05:52:29 PM

Title: Station in South Central Ireland
Post by: Danno on April 27, 2009, 05:52:29 PM: Here is mine, South Laois county, Ireland.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v678/dldunne/Weather%20Station/DSC00116.jpg)
Title: Re: Station in South Central Ireland
Post by: wxkpt on April 27, 2009, 07:15:57 PM: Nice looking set up Danno =D>
Title: Re: Station in South Central Ireland
Post by: JOE on April 27, 2009, 10:36:37 PM: Welcome.

Good siting of equipment.

Wish I had that much open space.
Title: Re: Station in South Central Ireland
Post by: Danno on April 28, 2009, 06:08:55 PM: Thanks Guys. Living on the edge of a very small town in rural Ireland does have its advantages. I have since built a fence behind the weather station, that photo is from December 2008. I will upload a new photo in the coming week once all the work has been completed.
Title: Re: Station in South Central Ireland
Post by: Anthony on April 29, 2009, 07:32:23 AM: Curious as to why you mounted the anemometer seperate from the rest of the station?
Title: Re: Station in South Central Ireland
Post by: mackbig on April 29, 2009, 07:50:35 AM: Mast rain shadow?
Andrew

Quote from: Anthony on April 29, 2009, 07:32:23 AM
Curious as to why you mounted the anemometer seperate from the rest of the station?
Title: Re: Station in South Central Ireland
Post by: Axelvold on April 29, 2009, 04:57:26 PM: Quote from: mackbig on April 29, 2009, 07:50:35 AM
Mast rain shadow?
Andrew

On Ireland so is there no shadow for the rain :lol:

Here is a place to mount the anemometer

(http://www.axelvold.net/my_albums/photos_and_videos/album/Travels/Irland%20April%202009/2009_04_24/slides/IMG_8363.JPG)
Title: Re: Station in South Central Ireland
Post by: Danno on April 29, 2009, 05:49:36 PM: LOL! An anometer would look sweet on top of the spire all right!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

I have the anometer at 2m height and the rest of the ISS at 48in. In the coming weeks I intend to raise the anometer to 10m if the neighbours don't mind.
Title: Re: Station in South Central Ireland
Post by: mackbig on April 29, 2009, 06:48:16 PM: As long as those are not mad cows, I doubt they would care....

Andrew

Quote from: Danno on April 29, 2009, 05:49:36 PM
LOL! An anometer would look sweet on top of the spire all right!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

I have the anometer at 2m height and the rest of the ISS at 48in. In the coming weeks I intend to raise the anometer to 10m if the neighbours don't mind.
Title: Re: Station in South Central Ireland
Post by: Danno on June 29, 2009, 06:20:50 PM: Here is my lightning detector...

(http://www.laoisweather.com/images/260609/1.JPG)

(http://www.laoisweather.com/images/260609/2.JPG)

(http://www.laoisweather.com/images/260609/3.JPG)

(http://www.laoisweather.com/images/260609/4.JPG)

We used 3/4" inch galvanised steel bar, fixed 3ft length of 1 and 1/2"
white PVC piping, and the black outer housing is 4" duct pipe with a sealed top.
The Boltek is attached to the white PVC, the duct pipe provides shelter.
The lead just about reaches the PC in the shed... phew!!! :-[
Title: Re: Station in South Central Ireland
Post by: Danno on June 29, 2009, 06:22:21 PM: (http://www.laoisweather.com/weather/nexstorm.png) this live map shows the better ranging I am getting.
Title: Re: Station in South Central Ireland
Post by: TorH on June 30, 2009, 04:26:17 AM: Danno, just a thougt but why don't mount the anemometer on the same mast as the ligthning detector? If there are clear view from there it should be a great place for it.
Just a thougt, as you now just have it only in 2m heigt.
Title: Re: Station in South Central Ireland
Post by: Danno on July 01, 2009, 07:48:02 AM: Hi TorH, I was thinking of that, but then I thought the pitch of the roof would cause incorrect readings and gusts.