Hi there. I'm a newbie in here, looking at a Davis Vantage Vue with Weatherlink so I can see the readings from my iPhone. It's for work (a farm).
I have 3 possible sites to mount the ISS:
On top of the office. There's already a pole for a two way radio but it would need securing as it wobbles about in the wind. There's a few trees around the building too which will add to distort the readings & It would be fiddly to get at to service it. In a corner of a field about 50m away with one breeze block building in the way to block the wireless signal. It would give the most relevant wind data as I would use it as a guide to when I could go crop spraying which needs wind speeds of <7 mph. I am spraying for most of the year & at a glance I could see gust speeds & the average. On top of a catwalk 20 metres in the air, on top of my grain silos. My health & safety consultant would like me to have wind speed readings before we go up there to work on the equipment up there. It would have no false readings as it would be at the highest point & can be securely bolted to the framework. It would be 50 metres away from the office & the console unit wouldn't quite have line of sight. I would be quite worried about how long the anemometer would last as it's very exposed up there & it would be zooming around for most of the time.
Other questions:
What is the range of the unit? The Davis website states 300m but I would imagine that buildings will really restrict this.
What do I need to plug the console into an Ethernet connection on the router so I can remotely see it?
Is it worth getting the Weatherlink software or will freeware like Cumulus be ok? I could do with it being visible on our website & via a smartphone.
If the ISS is based on ground level, what's the minimum height to get reasonable readings?
Where is a good place to buy one with good back up in Dorset or Wiltshire?
Thanks in advance
