Specifications

4 WS-PRO LT weather station
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FIGURE2Line‐of‐sightexamples.Asthedottedlineindicates,Station1hasaclearline‐of‐sightwiththe
ComputerSite.ThemountainobstructsStation2’sline‐of‐sightandwouldreduceorpossiblyprevent
wirelesscommunications.
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Wirelessweatherstationsareequippedwithspreadspectrumradiosandincludea
secondspreadspectrumradiothatisinstalledatthecentralcontrolcomputer.
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1.4.3 TestingRadioTransmissions
Totesttheradiotransmissionofyourweatherstationcarrytheweatherstationto
thesitethenattempttocommunicatewiththecentralcontrolcomputer.If
obstructionsinthelineofsightarepreventingtheweatherstationfrom
communicating,trythefollowing:
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• Relocateyourweatherstationawayfromobstructions
• Removetheobstructions
• Mountthecomputerbasestationantennaoutsideofthebuildingby
runningtheantennacablethrougha
windoworcablerun
• Useahighergainantenna(optional)attheweatherstationsite
• Installahighergainantenna(optional)ontheroofofthecomputerbase
stationbuildingandalignitabovetheobstructions.
2.5 Direct Connect Weather Station
Directconnectweatherstationsareavailableforinstallationsthatrequiretheweather
stationbeplacedmorethana½milelineofsightfromthecentralcontrolcomputer.
Withtheuseofshorthaulmodems,theweatherstationcanbeinstalledupto2.4miles
awayusinga24AWGcable.
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Note:DCE/DTEswitchesonthemodemsaresettoDCEatthecentralcontrolcomputer
andDTEattheweatherstation.
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