Category Archives: Weather

Earth Observation

So there I was a few weekends ago, wandering around the indoor hall at the UK’s National Hamfest (held just outside Newark). I had just left some items at the Bring and Buy, was browsing the stalls and I came … Continue reading

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Weather

We all have an interest in the weather to some level or other.  I finally cracked earlier this year and got a weather station, a Davis Vantage VUE with a Weatherlink USB interface. Unfortunately, not long after I got it … Continue reading

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Winter

Winter is most definitely on the way, slight frost on the car this morning, and the weather station run by the South Eastern Amateur Radio Group showing a significant dip last night, though it was colder on Sunday night. Strangely … Continue reading

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Solar Dynamics Observatory

The Solar Dynamics Observatory was launched in February of this year.  Earlier today NASA held their first briefing where pictures and some video clips were released. One word, stunning! Significant data was gathered on the recent solar flares and Coronal … Continue reading

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Twelve O’Clock in London

From Met Eireann Every day at Twelve O’Clock Greenwich Mean Time, a thousand people from around the world synchronise their efforts in one global act, the launching of meteorological weather balloons. This non-political agreement between all of the world’s governments forms the … Continue reading

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Whistler

Ohmygosh it is cold, very cold.  I’m not made for this -11 this morning, rising to -8 this afternoon, looking forward to a balmy -2 tomorrow. So far, learning to ski other than being cold, has been good fun, though … Continue reading

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Killarney

Dee and I made a last minute decision to head for Killarney for the weekend. What a fantastic weekend it was. After we arrived on Saturday afternoon we wandered up Torc Mountain. After dinner I suggest that we attempt Mangerton … Continue reading

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EI2WRC Weather Station

In October I Posted that we (SEARG) had put an APRS Weather Station on the air, just behind the College in Waterford City. Mark, EI7IS has been working on integrating the output into the club web site, so now it … Continue reading

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