Here is a dongle: https://www.amazon.com/NooElec-NESDR-Smart-Enclosure-R820T2-Based/dp/B01HA642SW/ref=pd_sbs_147_t_1/146-1630041-2226918?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01HA642SW&pd_rd_r=b26dadf4-ad76-42f2-afca-eb27c0897014&pd_rd_w=LRam8&pd_rd_wg=YcxkB&pf_rd_p=5cfcfe89-300f-47d2-b1ad-a4e27203a02a&pf_rd_r=87V3233EBAWMKMZMZ2SY&psc=1&refRID=87V3233EBAWMKMZMZ2SY
On Friday, December 13, 2019 at 11:45:48 PM UTC-5, Sean Jahnig wrote: > @mwall, > > Thanks a lot for the reply, this is very helpful. The acurite sensor i > have been using is indeed a good solution if i could bypass the challenges > i've faced with the USB to display connection. It sounds like the USB to > SDR adaptor is a going to solve the problem, awesome! I am not too > concerned about losing the pressure sensor, my main use of the station is > temperature, wind speed and wind direction. Is there any particular dongle > that you would recommend? > > And is there any particular acurite base station model you would recommend? > > @Xant, thanks for your reply. I actually contacted Weatherflow about > purchasing their smart PWS but they replied to me and said they cannot sell > it to me because i am located in the UAE and their product is not yet > certified to operate properly here. > > > > > > > > On Fri, Dec 13, 2019 at 10:51 PM mwall <goo...@lancet.mit.edu > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> >> >> On Friday, December 13, 2019 at 1:42:32 PM UTC-5, Sean Jahnig wrote: >>> >>> Are there any better suggestions for a weather station that is more >>> reliable than the acurite? >> >> >> many. >> >> but the easiest thing for you would be to buy a US$20 usb-sdr dongle, >> install the weewx-sdr driver, and start capturing data from your existing >> hardware using that. you would also have to add a pressure sensor - this >> is easily done with an inexpensive chip/board that you snap onto the rpi, >> install a weewx service, and that adds pressure to the observations. (the >> acurite console has the pressure sensor in an acurite-only system) >> >> here is a guide for how to do it: >> >> https://github.com/weewx/weewx/wiki/sdr-rpi-recipe >> >> or you could purchase an acurite smarthub (no longer manufactured, but >> might be able to find one cheap) or an acurite access (about $40), and >> capture data from that using the weewx-interceptor extension. >> >> the 5in1 instruments are not bad. it is only the consoles that are >> flaky. some of the console models work pretty well, but given the iffy >> nature of usb on some rpi models, it is not the most robust solution. >> >> m >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "weewx-user" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/weewx-user/eVspWV-fNI0/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> weewx...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/5a158b9a-0977-4ee9-93e1-f1f741cd8959%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/5a158b9a-0977-4ee9-93e1-f1f741cd8959%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/18700d95-657b-49ee-b5fc-52d99b0baac2%40googlegroups.com.
