Category Archives: Amateur Science

Fan Aspirated Temperature Sensor

Posted on November 23, 2015 by

The temperature sensor for my weather station is a commercial wireless temperature/humidity sensor that I have mounted in a commercial solar radiation shield. It has been in operation for a couple of years and seems to be reasonably accurate. The … Continue reading →

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Wren Trouble

Posted on July 18, 2014 by

This morning I went out to change the bucket on my digger. It has two buckets, one narrow one for trenching and a wider one for moving dirt. There was a tiny bird sitting on the digger arm cussing me … Continue reading →

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Sky Temperature Sensor

Posted on December 15, 2013 by

The first sensor to go on my instrument platform may be an infrared sky temperature sensor. The sky temperature can be used to determine if the sky is clear or cloudy and when the sky is clear the temperature is … Continue reading →

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Instrument Platform

Posted on November 27, 2013 by

The sensors for my atmospheric observatory need to be mounted somewhere they can have unobstructed access to the sky and weather. The solution is a platform located away from buildings and trees. The platform is built using the same materials … Continue reading →

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Alter Type Windscreen

Posted on November 5, 2013 by

It can be fairly windy here especially in the spring, fall and during snow storms. My CoCoRaHS rain gauge does not catch all the precipitation it should when it is windy. This is a common problem and a WEB search … Continue reading →

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Infrasonic Microphone Part I

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

Another sensor planed for my atmospheric observatory is an infrasonic microphone. I have a design sketched out and have started on fabricating the mechanical bits needed. So what is an infrasonic microphone  good for? The recent Chelyabinsk meteor was detected … Continue reading →

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Heat Treating Part III

Posted on March 24, 2013 by

Here you can find: Heat Treating Part II Finally after a long delay I have gotten back to actually using the heat treating oven. I have actually used the controller described in Part II for a couple of other applications … Continue reading →

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