Hello,
As announced, I'm launching a test.
As a preamble :
1/ The Barani equipment is on loan to me during my stay in Belgium, which is likely to be a long one.
2/ For those who are suspicious, I'm not being paid by anyone!
3/ The aim is to be able to compare the same equipment under the same technical conditions in two very different places, Portugal and Belgium.
4/ I'm not going to respond to repetitive speeches that have no basis in fact or in the style of "I have a friend who...".
Some of you know me, I'm probably not much of a meteorologist/analyst, but one thing I can say for sure is that my set-ups are rigorous and precise.
The data is processed using an Excel file that comes from an Italian.
Many of you know my file. This file has been extensively modified because I'm always amazed at what I read here or elsewhere, where information confirming or refuting a conclusion is very often missing. For example, saying that the sun rises when it's overheated without adding information about the position of the sun is like saying "my back sometimes hurts in the morning without specifying the context".
In Portugal, I have a VP2 with a Lambrecht rain gauge.
The Barani Helix/Wind/Rain IoT trio.
Pro3, Pro3FARS, Rad14 and Comet F8004 (very instructive on the influence of the positioning of a height and/or centring sensor).
They are all equipped with SHT45, the Pro3 with a dual SHT35/SHT45 sensor.
The FARS2 will come as a supplement.
The base is a totally modified Ecowitt EP, I've only kept the datalogger. The data comes directly from the GW.
Eventually I hope to finish my 3D supports, but I'm running into a manufacturing problem: small 3D printers aren't precise enough when it comes to managing the holes. It's not essential.
In Belgium, the first stage will be the commissioning of the Barani IoT trio.
I'll be dismantling them regularly to detect any signs of defects and/or abnormal wear. On this point, I'm open to dialogue as long as it's courteous and constructive, and of course I'm directly concerned by IoTs.
In September, I'm going to take my Lambrecht home and plug it into the Helix. If I manage to double the data outputs, it will be very interesting to be able to compare data processing.
This rain gauge is a reference:
https://www.lambrecht.net/en/products/precipitation/precipitation-sensor-according-to-joss-togniniThe second stage will be the commissioning of the Pro3 and Pro FARS2, I hope to also have a FARS (1st version) the reason is simple: to be able to quantify the improvements of version 2. It will be very interesting to be able to compare the same shelter/sensor in two completely different places.
Initially, they'll be fitted with SHT35s until September, when they'll be upgraded to SHT45s (I'll have to repatriate some tools to make them).
Initially, my budget won't allow me to buy a Rad14 and a Comet for Belgium.
A TS100... when I'm sure I can get it to work properly. A complicated instrument used incorrectly is useless except to flatter one's ego.
The location in Belgium:
https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZxRRe0ZX3sLQBQazjpFNLSTJ6clKppdV3rXhttps://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZTRRe0ZULWlseTAzFpSz3iPXI2oOSUWsW4VIn the Gembloux countryside, where I am, there are very frequent thunderstorms, so the situation is interesting for the behaviour of the shelters.
In Portugal, I have absolutely no shade throughout the day.
In Belgium, that's not the case at the end of the day, at a height of 1.50m I lose +/- the last hour of radiation before the sun goes below the horizon.
I'm wondering whether I should keep the 1.50 m height or go up to 2 m to gain a little more radiation. ( ?)
PS: If this post turns into a dialogue of the deaf or stupid, my observations will remain private!
