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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What is the orientation of your solar cell? I
installed mine about a year & a half ago with the solar panel aimed to the
south. Earlier this year, I began to see periods of no data transmission
after several days of cloudy weather. However, it was quite obvious that
low power was the cause, since transmissions resumed after a few hours of
sunlight. At any rate, I relocated the unit such that it faces west &
gets direct sunlight all afternoon if it is not cloudy. I have not had any
transmission losses since the re-orientation</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jack</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=here_tivo@yahoo.com href="mailto:here_tivo@yahoo.com">Steve
Schlei</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=wxqc@lists.gladstonefamily.net
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 15, 2005 10:06
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [wxqc] Wireless Vantage Pro
transmission drops</DIV>
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<DIV>Over the past two days my Vantage Pro Wireless station either hasn't
transmitted packets or my receiver isn't receiving packets at sporadic
intervals. I looked at the log over the last 48 hours and the reception
would go from 95% down to 10% and hold there for sometimes a half hour.
No outside data is recorded, only inside temperature and
barometer. I started using my station at the end of November
2004. It has a solar cell for power during the day and a lithium battery
for night. The transmission drops have been happening at all times of
the day.</DIV>
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<DIV>Any suggestions on what could be causing this problem? My
station is line of site with the receiver and is about 100 feet away through
one window. It has been functioning fine up until yesterday.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Another question I have is does anybody have reception problems with the
Vantage Pro when the microwave runs? Whenever I use the microwave I lose
reception. When I stop using it the reception is fine again. And
this has nothing to do with the problem above, I didn't use the microwave at
all yesterday.</DIV>
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<DIV>Can a wireless Vantage Pro be configued to become a wired Vantage
Pro? I thought I would move my wireless console around a lot but I don't
move it around at all. So I have no problem running a cable out to the
station if it would improve my data gathering.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks for any help,</DIV>
<DIV>Steve</DIV>
<DIV>CW2841</DIV>
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