[Skywarn] Weather Station question

[David Gealt]

the APRS version is just the serial version with another adapter for DB-25
connections on TNCs. The CWOP system, I think, just retransmits your
submitted data to the APRS reporting system via the internet. IMO it is
better to submit your data to NOAA/NWS so they can use your data... which
is then made available to weather underground. I'm just working on setting
this up my self (got the APRS weatherlink kit for xmas). I don't know if
it's possible to submit data to more than one service but I'm not sure it
would be a good idea... don't want your data counted more than once by
NOAA/NWS





David Gealt
KD2BVA

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On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 2:24 PM, Lloyd Colston <kc5fm at aol.com> wrote:

> Lets ask the experts on the Skywarn list, Jim and encourage them to reach
> out to you at ke5urf at jimbeach.me
>
>
> 73
>
> Lloyd
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: <aresoklahoma at yahoogroups.com>
>    <ke5urf at jimbeach.me?subject=Re%3A%20Weather%20station%20questions>
>  Santa brought me a Davis VantageVue weather station and I'm looking into
> how to post my data online.
>
> Not sure how many of you have weather stations or if this is a good place
> to ask, so let me know if there are better places to discuss. If anyone
> responds, we can go off list if broader interest is limited.
>
> Davis has an add-on for my station console that hooks directly to my
> broadband router and uses WeatherLink software and website. There's another
> that has a TNC and transmits my data through the APRS system. There's yet
> another that hooks to my computer but only downloads data to the computer
> and I would have to manually upload to the website. I think I prefer the
> direct to internet solution so I can set it and forget it and display my
> station data on my own website. Thoughts, or other options you've
> experienced?
>
> I'm trying to figure out if the same device will transmit my data to
> Weather Underground or anywhere else. Weather Underground appears to have
> more stations reporting locally than WeatherLink. WeatherLink will
> automatically upload to CWOP and seems to be more connected to important
> national weather resources like NOAA and NWS. Which community-based weather
> websites do you consider most reliable or does it matter?
>
> Jim Beach
> Saint Francis Tulsa Tough
> Operations Director
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