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03-17-2015, 08:40 PM | #1 |
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weather station & antenna mounting?
I just bought a living quarters trailer,using a weather station with pager.I know how to install the rubber mounts for the weather station,I use a wall mounted usb port adaphter that has a small screw on cap when not in use.but the antenna has to be mounted either on the roof,or small L bracket they provide.I really don't like the idea of drilling a hole in the roof of this trailer to mount the antenna,but if you mount it on the L shape bracket,which stays there permantly-then you have to drill a hole somewhere to run cable which would look stupid running a black cable down the side of a white trailer.everybody is doing this,so am I missing something or just have not thought it out yet?instuctions say don't mount antenna near the weather station unit as well,-? any suggestions
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03-17-2015, 09:57 PM | #2 |
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Re: weather station & antenna mounting?
When I used my weather station I placed the antenna on the trailer roof as part of my weekend routine set-up. In other words, I removed it from the box at the beginning of the race weekend, placed it on the roof and then placed it in the box as I was packing up readying to depart.
For the wind gauge, etc, I found that the gauge would fit nicely on the end of a piece of galvanized wire conduit. As part of my packing/unpacking/setup routine, I would go through these steps each race. I bought an 8 foot galvanized conduit, set it up as a removable piece of equipment on the front of the trailer with removable conduit straps pre drilled into the trailer skin with the original trailer screws. The conduit end rested on the ground, secured by the straps in two locations while mounted to the front of the trailer and the weather station gauge affixed to the top of the conduit. Never had any issues with the gauge/antenna etc due to weather. It was a consistent placement on the trailer each time. Hope this helps and is the info you were searching for.
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Re: weather station & antenna mounting?
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03-19-2015, 09:45 PM | #4 |
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Re: weather station & antenna mounting?
Sean what do you suggest for harsh environments?
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03-19-2015, 10:20 PM | #5 |
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Re: weather station & antenna mounting?
Hi Ross,
Here ya go. These guys helped me out and they are even located in Wichita, Ks. It will require the coupler, the cable and a cap. And still cheaper than the overpriced junk cable. You will also need another cable to go from the coupler to the laptop, I think its a male/male USB, thats a radio shack, or electronics store item and USB firewire also sells it too. http://www.usbfirewire.com/usb-rugge...roof-zinc.html USB Ruggedized / Waterproof A Male to B PART# RR-211320-09-78 Size: 6ft (1981mm) $19.50 USB Ruggedized / Waterproof - Coupler PART# RR-211300-30 Size: Coupler $14.95 Seal Cap (Optional) PART# RR-1C543122M Size: Seal Cap $7.95
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03-19-2015, 11:36 PM | #6 | |
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Thanks Sean Looks like I will be replacing the plastic waterproof connectors I picked up a couple months ago. The above connectors look very nice and the price is not crazy. Thanks Mr!
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