Am Donnerstag, 14. Mai 2009 schrieb Rob Fugina:
>
> It'll be about 4m up.
>
A 4m pole made of wood will without much doubt *never* been hit by
lightning... It's much more likely a 20m high tree nearby is hit (which alone
is very unlikely)
If you use a metal pole, a halved, tin foiled ball on the
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 16:20, Jan Kandziora wrote:
> 75m band, I think? If it is really 75m high, someone should already have done
> deep thinking about lightning...
Oh, it's not 75m high... I got the units screwed up going back and
forth. I originally said 75 ft, then someone said 25m, and I
Am Donnerstag, 14. Mai 2009 schrieb Rob Fugina:
>
> Ok, you're right, and I'm not really trying to protect myself from a
> direct strike. But having a 75m antenna sticking out into my back
> yard
>
75m band, I think? If it is really 75m high, someone should already have done
deep thinking about l
Hi,
Rob Fugina:
> Ok, you're right, and I'm not really trying to protect myself from a
> direct strike. But having a 75m antenna sticking out into my back
> yard does seem to be asking for nearby lightning, or overhead
> lightning, to induce significant current in that wire -- or am I
> wrong?
N
Rob,
I've been looking around for running 1-Wire over Zigbee but these thoughts are
in a very early stage and I dont even have the devices yet. Maybe I can report
more in a few weeks, but in terms of costs and easy usage I'd currently say
it's most likely better to pick up Pauls suggestion and
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 14:33, Jan Kandziora wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, 14. Mai 2009 schrieb Rob Fugina:
>> I need to get some 1-wire weather instruments mounted away from my
>> house, on a post about 75 ft away. This worries me because of how the
>> system basically becomes an antenna. Nearby ligh
Am Donnerstag, 14. Mai 2009 schrieb Rob Fugina:
> I need to get some 1-wire weather instruments mounted away from my
> house, on a post about 75 ft away. This worries me because of how the
> system basically becomes an antenna. Nearby lightning strikes would
> wreak havok back at the bus master.
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Rob Fugina wrote:
> I hope this isn't too off-topic for the group. If it is, please
> direct me somewhere else.
>
> I need to get some 1-wire weather instruments mounted away from my
> house, on a post about 75 ft away. This worries me because of how the
> syst
I hope this isn't too off-topic for the group. If it is, please
direct me somewhere else.
I need to get some 1-wire weather instruments mounted away from my
house, on a post about 75 ft away. This worries me because of how the
system basically becomes an antenna. Nearby lightning strikes would
