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Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 12:49:18 -0500
From: "Robert Bruninga" <bruninga_at_usna.edu>
Subject: RE: [aprssig] OT: Any Smart Home "Geeks" still here?
>I have moved to SC and am getting ready to buy some 54 acres
>and build a house.... One of the 1st things planned...
>is a WX station up on APRS and a 72ft TriEx tower...
Im not sure what the price for a WX station is these days, but for only a
little more, you might buy a wind generator that can produce up to 400W for
under $550 (the model AIR-X). I need to add a direction sensor to mine,
and then I'll get wind speed and direction and get a few pennies a day to
boot.
This is certainly not for everyone, because most people do not have
sustained wind, but it is something to consider at a new location.
Actually, in Maryland there is no justiifacion unless one lives on a
mountain ridge or on the edge of the Chesapeake Bay. There is no way I
could justify it in pure economics terms. Finally convinced the wife that
most of the time we lose power, there is no sun, but plenty of rain and
wind. When you have no power, then how much is it worth?
No, mine is not up yet. I have to install a 20' extension to my 100 foot
tallest tree to get the wind (if any)... But when I do, ill have it on
APRS as a home telemetry report. Reporting the 5 standard APRS telemetry
items format. Probably...
Value 1 = Battery volts (in tenths)
Value 2 = Wind charger current
Value 3 = Solar charger current
Value 4 = Load Current
Value 5 = House temperature
Or something like that?
Bob
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