I have run both methods, the GW1000 initially thanks to a post on WXForum. Now that it is natively supported, it'll be even more reliable. The SDR was a good way to get rid of the various pokery/jiggery I had to do to get Interceptor to sniff the data from my PWS. It was a genuine pleasure to get rid of all that and have SDR do the job. Until I added a sensor, then, SDR refused to see it and though the rtl_433 crew was very much wanting to solve the issue, it never was. Sometimes software projects start off as one thing then morph to something else and that is what I think has happened to the rtl_433 project with all the additional capability that has been built into it.
I saw the GW1000 post on WXForum and had one delivered. Easy, easy, easy. All my sensors are recognized and with the addition of the new Interceptor, way easy to implement for WeeWX. The app for the GW1000, SW View, also shows your WU info if you are on WU along with the local readout. The local (and possibly WU data) is only available on your local network, not from the Internet. Unless you already have a SDR setup and just don't wish to have the added expense of the GW1000, I have a few things that could be a deal breaker. The GW1000 is run off USB power and if you do not have a uninterrupted power supply for it, could lose power. My tech gear has 45 minutes of battery backup, so not an issue for me. The GW1000 does not support all sensors, even from Fine Offset. It doesn't have any support for other makers sensors. SDR has a fairly involved setup, has issues with receiving radio signal(s) from devices for some people, but is way better for me than the Interceptor sniffing I was doing. Hope that helps with your decision. On Friday, January 3, 2020 at 11:40:42 AM UTC-5, Gert Andersen wrote: > > Hi > > I'm following this thread very closely. As I can see, it we have 2 choices > now, SDR and Interceptor. What should I choose, pros/cons? > > Thanks > > Gert > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/cd158261-80ad-4d9b-a56d-54d8cbdcf736%40googlegroups.com.
