(Work in progress)
These photos show the µWeather weather station I installed in the mechanical room atop the building I work in. This duct was chosen because of its location relative to the afternoon sun. It receives only partial direct sunlight in midsummer for only 90 minutes. The duct provides air intake when the vents are open, so open or closed, it seems to be a good place to house the station.
A Kenwood TH-79 is used with a half watt to digi the data via a Kantronics KPC-3 TNC, to the Shepard Peak digipeater. Weather information consisting of wind speed and direction, temperature, and humidity are provided to the APRS net in Davis County. This data is also available via the Internet from wx.findu.com/kj7no-2. Data is also used by the Davis County Sheriff’s Office Division of Emergency Services in the event of a disaster related to a hazardous materials spill.
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| View of the weather station from inside the air ducts. | Setup of the Kenwood TH-79, Kantronics KPC-3 TNC. | Close up of the WX module. Held on by a flex tie to the outside grate. |
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| Outside view of air duct, and tee for the antenna and anemometer. | View to the east with the sheprd digipeter at the top of the ridge. | View of the complex with the mechanical room. The tee is just to the left of the microwave tower. |