[TheForge] Way OT -- remote thermometer for river water

[Ron Childers]

Use the reel taped to a short stick. I promise the Gendarmes would be
more interested in the experiment than worrying about what you might
catch with a bucket. I've never tried a thermometer as bait. ~~~><cc*> !


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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Freeman
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 1:40 PM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] Way OT -- remote thermometer for river water

Duh!

That's why I consult this group.  I should have thought of that myself!

I won't use rod and reel, though, because I'd probably be ticketed for
"fishing".

On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 1:35 PM, peter fels <artgawk at thegrid.net> wrote:

> Put the thermometer in a small bucket and lower the whole thing down.
> The temp of the water in the bucket won't change significantly on the
trip
> back up.
>
>
> On Apr 22, 2011, at 10:24 AM, Bruce Freeman wrote:
>
> > I'm tapping the diverse knowledge of this group for a product I
need.
> >
> > I want to measure the temperature of the water in small rivers.
Purpose
> -
> > kayaking.  I could get right up to some of these and just stick a
> > thermometer in them, but in most cases it would be a lot more
convenient
> to
> > drop a probe in from a bridge -- maybe 20' maximum distance.  But I
can't
> > just drop a thermometer into the water and pull it out from 20'
above and
> > get a reading -- the reading would change by the time I read it.
> >
> > If they'd work, I could use a remote thermometer like this one --
> >
http://www.harborfreight.com/non-contact-pocket-thermometer-93983.html
But
> > I don't know WHAT temperature I'd be measuring just pointing a
device at
> a
> > river.
> >
> > Any thoughts as to what might work well for such an application?
I'd
> need
> > accuracy within 2* or 3*F, nothing precision.
> >
> > --
> > Bruce
> > NJ
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