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Posted by: w2dsx, 2:34 PM GMT on October 29, 2012

Disabled readings for the aneometer, think one of Sandy's gusts broke one of the cups, will have to wait until the storm passes before I go up on the roof...

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Nice blizzard!

Posted by: w2dsx, 8:13 PM GMT on February 10, 2010

Just watching the radar as this blizzard smacks Long Island and it's unusual to see this storm flow the wrong way across the Island, from East to West. Still haven't won Lotto, so still am nursing the Lacross WX station, and true to form, the aneometer froze at about 7 am this morning. It uses an enclosed impeller and it is very vulnerable to sleet, as well as leaf debris here. I liked it at first as it was more stealthier than a traditional aneometer, and stealt...

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This Lax WX is cooked, done...

Posted by: w2dsx, 8:49 PM GMT on November 15, 2008

I have to take it offline with regrets, it's just to far gone to keep nursing along to send accurate info. Will stay off until I win the lottery and score a good Davis station...

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Tweaks to equipment still causing errors, but better...

Posted by: w2dsx, 6:25 PM GMT on September 09, 2008

Was surprised to see a spider in the Aneometer (not the 3 scoops type, but rather an impeller within a short tunnel) again, and it had jammed the Ameometer again. It spins freely, but still reads about 5 kts low. It took a big hit early this summer from a black capped Heron, which looks very similar to a Kukaburra bird, both in shape and size. I love birds and welcomed these rare bad boys to our block of trees (am closed to NYC and congestion limits the trees in ...

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Back for a little while

Posted by: w2dsx, 1:30 AM GMT on September 06, 2008

Trying something different with the old equipment. See what Hannah brings...

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