[quote=doofrat][quote=meadandale]My weather station uses RF to transmit from the sensor suite to the base station. It has much lower power requirements than wifi. The whole sensor suite runs on a small solar panel that charges a capacitor for transmission during the night.
Does moisture data transmission really need to be done via a secure IP network?[/quote]
What model are you using? I was thinking about getting one of these stations.[/quote]
Mine is a quite a few years old (I think I bought it in 2004) but I have the Davis Vantage Pro 2:
For a long time I just used it stand alone but finally last year I bought all the doohickies (ambient weather air bridge kit) I needed to get it online so it now publishes data to the WeatherUnderground.
It’s not a cheap investment but since I’m a geek who does a lot of gardening…well, you know.
