VIC
1230 posts
Hope its not crossing seabreeze etiquette to ask about Windguru but does any body know how to add a custom spot to Windguru forecasts. I would like to add Lake Connewarre... Torquay is pretty close approx 5k but does not appear to have very good correlation, might be a bit of geographic influence on the weather pattern.
VIC
980 posts
Hey Frant
I just loaded Lake Connewarre as a custom spot. You should be able to find it if you do a spot search.
QLD
2172 posts
Short answer: yes but there are some limits.
Pat, you didn't need to add it as it was already there (not that it matters). Now all you need to do is to adjust for local variations; note that you cannot change the wind angle -> you can only increase/decrease the estimated windspeed by a certain percentage.
Note for other users: by having a login, it will automatically apply the modified windspeeds and you can have multiple spots load onto the page.
VIC
1230 posts
Thanks Matthew, Couldn't find Lake Connewarre as a spot other than the custom spot added by Pat. I will work on some modification factors for certain directions. I presume that Windguru tends to present a "global" gradient breeze forecast and the influence of the local sea breeze effects does not enter the forecast?
I am about to purchase some wireless wind equipment. My weather station mounts about 150 metres from the house so I might need a signal booster. Anyone have any experience with wireless equipment and able to make recomendations on what to get. I only want wind speed and direction as rain and barometric are recorded the old fashioned way.
Also I saw a website that enabled home equipment to be hooked up on line for viewing by public. You could go to any location that was hooked up and check out realtime conditions. Troubleis I can't find the site any longer. Any one know of it or similar.
VIC
980 posts
Whether you will need a booster will depend on several factors.
1: What frequency the data is being transmitted on
2: Whether the unit has inbuilt antennas or uses external. External generally gives greater range and a little more flexibility with installation.
3: Whether the transmitter and receiver are in line of sight. Best reception and greatest range on low power devices is always better when mounted in line of sight.
If the weather unit has a built in transmitter and does not have a 'line output' feed of some sort, it may be difficult to 'boost' the signal as most RF amplifiers are fed from a line source, not by an already amplified rf signal. The RF amplifier would also have to transmit in the same range as the receiver.
It would be best if you bought a system already suited to your needs without having to boost the output.
I had a quick look on the net and any ones with a range greater than 100m were all over $1000
http://www.weatherstations.net.au/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1
