[Skywarn] Need Ideas for Mounting Weather Station

[Taylor, Dean]

Use wire ties or large hose clamps to secure your pole y o the balcony posts. Plastic tubing could wobble if you are going to mount a wind gauge.


Dean Taylor
Manager
Asurion Global Safety
And Loss Control





Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone


-------- Original message --------
From: Kevin Heyboer
Date:05/21/2014 7:20 AM (GMT-06:00)
To: "'Bradly L. McGarr'" ,skywarn at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Skywarn] Need Ideas for Mounting Weather Station

If your weather station is wireless and can connect to computer, I would
convince the owners of the building to put it on the roof (assuming it would
still be in range) and offer to feed the weather information to the building
residents via a web link such as CWOP or your own personal website.

Although I wish you success in your efforts and admire your zeal, you will
never be able to get a true wind reading on a balcony.  If the wind is
running across your balcony, you will get a wind tunnel effect, and if the
wind is coming from the opposite side of the building, you may get little or
no wind on your balcony despite heavy winds hitting the building on the
opposite side.

Of course, if you are just trying to get valid temperature, barometer, and
humidity, then you only need place the sending unit where it will be in the
shade.

Kevin Heyboer KD4UYR
AEC Cherokee County NCARES
Southwest Carolina SKYWARN Net Manager
http://www.cherokee-ares.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Skywarn [mailto:skywarn-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bradly
L. McGarr
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 1:51 PM
To: skywarn at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Skywarn] Need Ideas for Mounting Weather Station



I'm trying to figure out the best way to mount my weather station
since moving into a new apartment, and I figure this group of people
would be a good resource just for that.

It's not a high end weather
station, and it has brackets to mount to a pole. We have a third-floor
apartment with a balcony that has no overhead obstructions. The
challenge is, I can't mount anything to the physical structure. I could
potentially do a segment of metal fence pole or something similar, held
in a bucket of dirt or hardened cement, but I'm concerned about
creating, more or less, lightning rod on the balcony with no reasonable
way to ground it.

Anyone have any experience using PVC or hard plastic
piping in a weather station setup, or, experience with a portable or
non-permanent setup?

--
BRADLY L. MCGARR



A friendly reminder:

Stay safe in Severe Weather! Know the rules!
- Turn around, don't drown! Just a couple of inches can float a passenger
car,
and standing water hides sinkholes.
- When thunder roars, go indoors! Move to a safe location when you hear
thunder... if you can hear it, you can be struck by lightning.
- Watches and Warnings - Know The Difference! Watch indicates a potential
for
danger, be on guard. A warning means danger is imminent, and you should seek
shelter immediately.
- Carry a NOAA All-Hazards Radio! Get severe weather alerts the moment
they're
issued.

MORE INFO ONLINE:
http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/severeweather/index.shtml
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/safety.php
______________________________________________________________
Skywarn mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/skywarn
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:Skywarn at mailman.qth.net

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
This message was delivered to k.heyboer at verizon.net

______________________________________________________________
Skywarn mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/skywarn
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:Skywarn at mailman.qth.net

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
This message was delivered to dean.taylor at asurion.com

________________________________

This message (including any attachments) contains confidential and/or privileged information. It is intended for a specific individual and purpose and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited.