Henry & list
SCTA has been using the Davis weather station for several years but the
primary use has been for wind speed and direction. We have been discussing a
new system to add to the computer base and would be included in the run
print out for each vehicle.
All of us feel this would be an asset to the racer. I will be talking to the
computer engineers after the first of the year to get this moving and
hopefully on line by the first lakes meet in May 2002.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Henry Deaton" <hdeaton@verio.com>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 9:15 PM
Subject: Re: Climate data for the future...
> Hi Dr. Mayf and everybody,
>
> This talk about weather has gotten me a little excited because I happen to
> work at a place that makes weather stations. I've been meaning to ask if
> the SCTA did any kind of weather monitoring at El Mirage or Bonneville,
and
> been thinking if nothing else I could bring one to the events and set it
up
> somewhere so anyone could come by and see the readings. I would have last
> year if I'd ever finished my bike. The really cool thing is that after the
> event I could post all the weather data on the Internet so anyone could
see
> how it was at any particular time during the meet. What our station
records
> is the temperature, barometric pressure, and relative humidity, among
other
> things, but from those three things you can calculate the air density.
> Don't know the formula off the top of my head but we have an application
> note on our website that has the info:
>
> Go to http://www.davisnet.com and click on "Support" in the upper menu
bar.
>
> Once you're in Support, on the left side of the window find "Weather
> Support", and click on it.
>
> Click on Application Notes. It's the second application note, titled "Air
> Density and Fuel/Air Ratios", appropriately enough.
>
> A basic station that just gives you what you need is our Perception model,
> and it retails for around $150. If you want data logging you'll need to
get
> a more expensive model, and they start at $295 for our Weather Monitor II.
> Prices run from $495 to over $1000 for various models of our latest and
> greatest station, the Vantage Pro. You also need our software to do the
> logging and it runs another $165, but includes special hardware required
to
> connect the station to a computer. The hardware also logs weather data
when
> a computer isn't connected to the station.
>
> We sell'em all on-line, and if you do a search on-line for our products
> you'll find a few companies that discount them a little.
>
> Now, just to be clear I do work for Davis but I think we make a great
> product. We're generally regarded as being at the high-end of the
> consumer-grade weather stations. Folks into weather tend to think we're
> worth the extra cost over cheaper stations (Oregon Scientific, for
> instance) and we cost a lot less than stations that're actually better
> (Campbell Scientific, for instance), and we have a pretty good reputation
> for support and service.
>
> Feel free to email me privately if you have any questions. I'm definitely
> planning on bringing a station with me this year when I race, so you'll be
> able see one in action too, if you'd like.
>
> Henry Deaton
> SF, CA
>
>
> At 07:52 PM 12/28/2001 -0800, DrMayf wrote:
> >How much does one of those little stations that the drag racers use to
tell
> >temp, pressure, humidity and density? If we had one, could we build a
couple
> >of easels to post the hourly data at the starting lines? That way,
everybody
> >who wanted or needed the data could get it just as they run?
> >
> >mayf
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