Switching gears back to weather stations ... traveling in Pennsylvania for awhile delayed the installation of my new weather station with remote wind and rain sensors. Now I wait for rain to verify whether it works or not.
Curiously, the manufacturer says to install the rain gauge at least 6 feet above ground. I wonder how that would affect JR's rain gauge(s) performance. (Yeah, like he wants to stir that pot of worms again!)
As for DIY, I made a simple bracket from bit of 1x1 inch angled aluminum stock, an antenna mast bracket, and scrap lumber, installing the same on an antenna mast affixed to the rear deck railing. I am forcing myself to wait for actual rain, instead of pouring a cup of water into it. The wind thing works well, so the only mystery is whether the rain gauge works as promised. Of course, I have just the one, so I will avoid JR's multiple gauge conundrum!
--- James
![rain guage IMG_0062.JPG rain guage IMG_0062.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/groupdiy/data/attachments/79/79619-bbfdd435979f6d2cc801f757f89ce928.jpg)
![Wind gauge IMG_0078.JPG Wind gauge IMG_0078.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/groupdiy/data/attachments/79/79620-d3f3b30ea015c7c52380f43386614390.jpg)
![Bracket IMG_0071.JPG Bracket IMG_0071.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/groupdiy/data/attachments/79/79621-d97519b7824e3045a188a1fb7f0d4a39.jpg)
Curiously, the manufacturer says to install the rain gauge at least 6 feet above ground. I wonder how that would affect JR's rain gauge(s) performance. (Yeah, like he wants to stir that pot of worms again!)
As for DIY, I made a simple bracket from bit of 1x1 inch angled aluminum stock, an antenna mast bracket, and scrap lumber, installing the same on an antenna mast affixed to the rear deck railing. I am forcing myself to wait for actual rain, instead of pouring a cup of water into it. The wind thing works well, so the only mystery is whether the rain gauge works as promised. Of course, I have just the one, so I will avoid JR's multiple gauge conundrum!
![rain guage IMG_0062.JPG rain guage IMG_0062.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/groupdiy/data/attachments/79/79619-bbfdd435979f6d2cc801f757f89ce928.jpg)
![Wind gauge IMG_0078.JPG Wind gauge IMG_0078.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/groupdiy/data/attachments/79/79620-d3f3b30ea015c7c52380f43386614390.jpg)
![Bracket IMG_0071.JPG Bracket IMG_0071.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/groupdiy/data/attachments/79/79621-d97519b7824e3045a188a1fb7f0d4a39.jpg)