I wouldn't give up on your Davis quite yet. It's worth a call to Davis support. It might just be a bad supercapacitor, which is common in stations of that era.
On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 1:20 PM Astrobirder <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, after 15 years of valiant service, my Davis Vantage Pro (not Pro2!) > has apparently given up. I've tried changing the batteries on both ends, > but it appears the the ISS isn't transmitting any longer. All this a mere > 2 months after gettting WeeWX setup on a Raspberry Pi to allow access to my > home station via internet! > > So, now it's time to consider a new station. Weewx compatibility isn't a > requirement, but some way of getting to the data via internet is. I > haven't ever used any of the cloud services (Weather Underground, Ambient, > Weather Cloud, etc.) in part because my station can't really get accurate > wind measurements and I'm not that keen on publishing the data for all. > > So, I've been poking around and see MANY more players have entered the > market since my Davis purchase. So much so that it seems challenging to > find the right station for me. > > I thought I'd open up a discussion here to get input from the community. > > Here are my general requirements, above and beyond the internet connection > listed above: > > Sensors: > Rain > Wind Speed & Direction (though only useful to me) > Outdoor Temperature (asperated not required, but nice) > Outdoor Humidity > Indoor Temperature > Indoor Humidity > Extra sensors a plus, (UV radiation, etc), but not required. > > Ability to add/expand with additional indoor temperature sensors a big > plus. > Same for indoor humidity. > > Outdoor ISS needs to be wireless, with Solar and battery rather than wired > for power or data. > > Open Source API a plus > Weewx compatible a big plus ;-) > > Though I've enjoyed my Davis, I haven't enjoyed the difficulty in getting > access to the data and the extra expense of the Weatherlink setup. Perhaps > this has changed, but I have my doubts based on a little research. I've > liked the accuracy and the 2.5 second update rate. > > With that, I'll listen to your recommendations. > > Thank you in advance for your time. > -- > > -- > 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/44e65015-baed-4766-ac03-05d56c59d1acn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/44e65015-baed-4766-ac03-05d56c59d1acn%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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CAPq0zEABw-QZDLwiQex%2Bi%3DaveLx39aU4r5GvDZYEeQtbVrGiCw%40mail.gmail.com.
