no issues, but I haven't completed a spreadsheet with comparative readings, but no crazy readings like the tempest. Bad news is that if you want to keep your data forever you need to run a seperate server or logging software. The new receiver doesn't allow you to load all the data on an external card which is a bummer.

Glad you enjoyed it. It was a blast to research and shoot. Lots of architectural sources cite that reason for bridges being covered. That tidbit specifically came out of the covered bridge manual published by the US department of Transportation highways.dot.gov/media/6696

Truth is I procrastinated for 8 months while trying to edit this video. But take this as a sign to visit a covered bridge in your area! www.coveredbridgesociety.org

If you're on the West Coast, probably easier to see the ones in Oregon--nice one in Lowell.

I am exactly in the same boat. In fact I had to double check to make sure I hadn't written this comment. I'm on the fence as to whether I want to pay several hundred dollars for a Davis and have to replace batteries every couple of years or just $150 and hope this one actually lasts 10+ years.

Nothing requires my rain data to be accurate but my expectations. My thoughts are if your data isn’t accurate, you may as well not even bother recording it. And since I enjoy looking back on data and comparing to previous months or years, having extremely erroneous rainfall readings bothered me. I always default to my CoCoRaHS gauge for the most accurate measurements, but my new Davis has done much better.

I’m curious if you have done a side to side comparison of the Tempest to your new Davis station. I’m looking to upgrade my Vantage Vue and I like the added features of lightning detection and UV without the added cost of Davis. I like the simplicity of the Tempest to your phone where the Davis system seems old school. I take manual obs with a rain gauge also and find the Vantage Vue isn’t too bad. It’s also on the roof so I expect a small difference in quality. Thanks for the great video!

This is the review from anyone having anything with batteries. And the government in the USA and EU is pushing EVs like we aren't going to have to spend our life savings and retirements on all the battery repairs and replacements. My Stihl home gear is all suffering from battery issues and those batteries are hundreds of dollars a piece. My All-Clad battery kitchen mixer failed over and over again with replacements from the company until I just trashed it. Battery powered items are low tech.. In other words, the biggest computer company in the world, Apple, can't get battery technology right... everyone else will be less capable than Apple. Battery powered items will fail and they will fail quickly.

I'm having the same issue with mine. Just went through Debby with a dead Tempest because we had a cloudy day the day before she hit. Very unfortunate.

@@bertraminc9412A battery is not a battery is not a battery, but all batteries experience aging and that can be accelerated or reduced based on how you take care of it. Never run a battery to 0% if you want to use it again. Don’t leave it below ~30% for long periods. Avoid keeping it at 95-100% for long periods. Thankfully the vast majority of batteries in consumer products are relatively easy to replace if the product isn’t glued together. LiPo cells are most common and pretty easy. More advanced cells (e.g. the ones in an iPhone) are going to be harder to do without manufacturer support unfortunately. There are new laws requiring manufacturers to allow end users to repair/replace parts that are helping with that, but it’s not a magic bullet. As for EVs, the batteries that the good ones use are much more robust and capable of being charged and discharged (cycled) thousands of times while still maintaining good capacity. The software (BMS) and a little consideration from the owner does the rest.

Most pipe bands, in Ireland as elsewhere, wear Scottish or Scottish-looking garb. It doesn't mean they're Scottish; it's just the way pipe bands dress. The plain orange kilts the Irish Army wears - in order not to look Scottish, I suppose - are hideous and stupid. Scotland is the Holy Land of piping, True North, even though the piping tradition in Ireland might actually be older. I don't know if anyone knows for sure (there are lots of arguments about it), but the vast repertoire and piping culture in Scotland dwarf their Irish counterparts. (Cautionary note: I'm only talking about the Highland Pipes, not the Uilleann Pipes native to Ireland which featured so prominently in the movie, Braveheart.) Irish pipers, competitive ones anyway, devote their lives to playing "Scottish" tunes in Scottish societies for Scottish prizes too sacred to say out loud until you're holding them in your hand. And the same goes for everyone else. Scotland is Mecca. The snowy City on a Hill. God is there in Glasgow every summer, and He is unforgiving. It's worth noting however that for the last two years Irish bands have won the World's. Anyway, that's why you see the clothes you see. The Irish have their own traditions, of course, with Emerald Societies in every city. Fire brigades, police, and military. Parades, weddings and funerals. Even colleges - the University of Chicago has its own pipe band and a tartan registered in Edinburgh! But when it comes to the music (and there may actually be many times more "Irish" pipers in the world than "Scottish"), the Irish have no choice but to fall in behind their Gaelic first cousins and try to keep up.

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks for the critiques. This is a side hobby for now as I currently work as a broadcast engineer which keeps me fairly busy. I actually threw this script together in an hour while waiting at an airport to shoot some stock footage of the Adirondack Balloon Festival. Studio Monitors and Waves Sound level meter are coming out in full force for the next mix. LIke most of my errors I noticed the quote cut only after it was uploaded. Thanks for watching!

Thank you! I do have a full time job that keeps me fairly busy, but I try to post something once a month if I can.

Thanks for your feedback Rahul. If I had to bet, you probably listened to this video with headphones on. Whenever I mix I try to normalize my voice to -23LUFS and then I always try to mix the background track to what sounds best on my laptop speakers at about 20-25% loudness. I guess I'll have to start pulling out my studio monitors for the next video!

Haha Thanks! That's high praise.

was just about to say this

Hey, all! Tom here.

Thank you! Fight on ✌

Thanks for watching Terry. Glad you found the video helpful!

I’ve been researching the PWS market and am considering the WS-5000 and the Tempest. Frankly I’m put off by the non replaceable battery in the Tempest. OTOH, the WS-5000 solar panels don’t charge the batteries so they have to be routinely replaced. I know my planned site will be a compromise with my 2 story house about 25 feet away and tall trees about the same. I plan to mount on a fence post in my backyard which is on the north side of the house. While the WS-5000 sounds like the better device, I hear support sucks in comparison to Tempest. I don’t know what to think. Guess I’ll just keep researching. The Davis system is more expensive than I care to spend (maybe $500 max).

I've had 7 of them, 3 of those were barometer failures. They claim the one they sent me (as of July 2023) has a new "improved" design with less internal connections. But the wind and rain measurements are completely inaccurate and cannot be trusted. Ultrasonic sensor technology has limits and there are research grade sensors that can provide accurate readings but you're looking at 10X the price just for the sensor too!

Not the first anyway, implied by “The invention of…”