Probably the only way getting reasonable data is with SDR. michael.k...@gmx.at schrieb am Freitag, 25. August 2023 um 07:32:51 UTC+2:
> My best guess is that the Sensor reports every 79s "Hello, I'm there" and > every detected lightning on top of that, immediately. If you don't live at > Catatumbo River mouth, this shouldn't drain the battery too much. Let's see > if Rainer Lang knows more Details. > > Greg Troxel schrieb am Freitag, 25. August 2023 um 01:53:48 UTC+2: > >> "michael.k...@gmx.at" <michael.k...@gmx.at> writes: >> >> > I am just now in the middle of this Storm with stroboscopic-like >> lightning >> > flashing. >> > >> > I recognized my HP2551 is obviously showing lightning strikes in >> realtime. >> > Every one or the other second. >> > >> > Then I checked back in the manual and now disagree with gjr80, when he >> > states: >> > >> > gjr80 schrieb am Mittwoch, 21. Juni 2023 um 22:32:42 UTC+2: >> > >> > In essence the WH57 reports three things; the number of lightning >> strike >> > detected today, the time of the last detected lightning strike and the >> > distance of the last lightning strike. This is clearly stated in the >> WH57 >> > manual. >> > Gary >> >> This sounds very much like the chip that is in the Acurite 6045M >> >> > If there is a possibility to extract a singled detected lightning event >> and >> > it's data with standard devices, is another story. If so, I'd see the >> point >> > of doing so. At least the minimal distance and weighted average >> distance >> > are interesting values to me. I doubt it is possible doing this with >> the >> > "Ecowitt Gateway Driver", I have no idea if it is possible with the >> > interceptor driver and a WH2551, it should be possible using SDR. >> >> Certainly it would be great to log the bits and study them. The 6045M >> only transmits periodically, with a longer period without lightning and >> then faster in 'active mode'. I suspect the chip reports immediately, >> and there is a different radio in the WH57. There is no reason why it >> couldn't be set up to send promptly, other than battery life. >> > -- 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/437ddc4e-27e4-409c-952d-4555f8a855d7n%40googlegroups.com.
