| Logically, watching weather conditions in your area is | | | | they are so are their technical problems. Home |
| very basic day to day thing aside from receiving | | | | weather stations now can record temperature, |
| them technologically on television, on your cellphone, | | | | humidity, air pressure, wind strength and direction, |
| or the radio or thru e-mail or pager. Being able to | | | | and rainfall in one small device. A total whopper for |
| know the upcoming weather helps you in a lot of | | | | gadget gizmos. But wires can be a hassle |
| ways from taking care of your garden or livestock | | | | crisscrossing across your ceilings and walls down to |
| to what to wear before venturing out of your home. | | | | your electrical equipment not to mention the hassle |
| The most basic weather device is the cup | | | | of letting the wires across to where you want the |
| anemometer. It consists of three or four small hollow | | | | equipment placed. Sometimes it limits you to only |
| cups or hemispheres fixed in a particular manner so | | | | how long the wires the equipment gives. So choosing |
| they catch the wind and are set on a vertical rod. | | | | a wireless home weather station would take all that |
| The wind velocity is measured by the number of | | | | hassle away. A next technical problem is the radio |
| revolutions of the cups which is transmitted to an | | | | range. It affects your data and sometimes it has |
| electrical device. This basic weather instrument can | | | | government restrictions thus making your data slow |
| be easily made by almost anybody as long as you | | | | and unreliable. Other times finding the right place and |
| have the materials needed. The rotating cups should | | | | position of the sensor is time consuming and very |
| be of the same size to ensure even rotations | | | | stressful because you have to consider trees and |
| resulting to more accurate data. The vertical rod | | | | other buildings even the room that you put the |
| used for the rotating cups should be straight and | | | | receiver in should be considered. Could be the wall be |
| strong enough to hold the weight of the rotating | | | | too thick or is there one wall too many. Having a |
| cups so it would be sturdier. The most common | | | | radio frequency range of at least 300 ft or 91m or |
| problem is the contact point between the rotating | | | | more would solve this problem. Another sun being |
| cup part and the vertical rod. A bicycle bearing could | | | | directly in contact with your temperature sensors |
| be used instead of plain metal ring. Therefore, it | | | | affecting temperature readings. of course shielding |
| minimizes friction between contact points and | | | | the sensors from direct sunlight would change all that. |
| ensuring smooth rotations and a much more accurate | | | | The most basic problem is the installation of the |
| data. | | | | weather device. You might end up hiring a technician |
| Since our technology is much more advance today, | | | | to do the job not wanting to destroy the equipment |
| devices or advance weather instruments are now | | | | instead which obviously will cost you unnecessarily. So |
| being made and promoted. Making a miniature | | | | choose one that is easy to install. |
| weather station in your own home. But advanced as | | | | |