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Offline BaxterWX

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Baxter, TN weather station
« on: December 30, 2007, 05:59:16 PM »
Well I guess I'll add mine in here too.

PWS info - http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KTNBAXTE2

Blog info - http://baxterwx.blogspot.com/

La Crosse WS-2317 weather station

Running heavyweather for upload to weatherunderground.


Just getting started - so any help appreciated.
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Offline CookevilleWeatherGuy

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Re: Baxter, TN weather station
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2007, 11:56:19 PM »
Great site Bill....keep it up!!...I find that people will visit if you post often...minimum 1x per day...
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Re: Baxter, TN weather station
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2008, 03:05:06 PM »
I moved the staion to a tower  :grin:

Here's some pics of the setup!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22829150@N08/

Comments and questions appreciated!
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Offline Dirigo

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Re: Baxter, TN weather station
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2008, 04:41:38 PM »
Cool tower - now don't laugh, but how did you position the anemometer but more so, how do (would) you do any maintenance/repair?  I would think the tower is a bit heavy to take down (and how do you do that).

Dana
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Offline BaxterWX

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Re: Baxter, TN weather station
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2008, 04:55:24 PM »
Well me and my son set it up. I had marked a leg to face north and set the concrete base that way. The wind indicator was lined up in the ground and put on tower before we raised it. It slides down into pipes set in the concrete. It's about a 4" lift to drop it into the pipes. The cabling is inside a leg coming down the tower to protect it. It will take 2 grown men to take it down, but if I have to take it down, I'll put it on a tilt up so 1 person can do it. The temp and rain are well low enough to reach.
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Offline CookevilleWeatherGuy

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Re: Baxter, TN weather station
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2008, 02:40:33 PM »
Quote from: BaxterWX on January 12, 2008, 04:55:24 PM
Well me and my son set it up. I had marked a leg to face north and set the concrete base that way. The wind indicator was lined up in the ground and put on tower before we raised it. It slides down into pipes set in the concrete. It's about a 4" lift to drop it into the pipes. The cabling is inside a leg coming down the tower to protect it. It will take 2 grown men to take it down, but if I have to take it down, I'll put it on a tilt up so 1 person can do it. The temp and rain are well low enough to reach.

Bill..I think you did an EXCELLENT job in putting this thing up!  It inspires me to do the same! :)
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Re: Baxter, TN weather station
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2008, 03:54:01 PM »
Hey Bill -

How makes the tower and where did you get it from?

Mighty tall looking !

Dana
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Re: Baxter, TN weather station
« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2008, 12:58:19 AM »
Bought it off a guy in KY. He was using it for TV and no longer needed it.
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