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Lost sensor contact

Discussion specific to Fine Offset and similar rebadged weather stations
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imballinger
Posts: 38
Joined: Mon 29 Aug 2016 6:40 am
Weather Station: AE WS3803
Operating System: Windows 10

Lost sensor contact

Post by imballinger »

Hey guys, this has only started today but I keep getting lost sensor contact 12E4 also has a gust of wind at 138MPH What could cause this?
AllyCat
Posts: 1124
Joined: Sat 26 Feb 2011 1:58 pm
Weather Station: Fine Offset 1080/1 & 3080
Operating System: Windows XP SP3
Location: SE London

Re: Lost sensor contact

Post by AllyCat »

Hi,
imballinger wrote:this has only started today
How long has it been working "correctly" - days, weeks, months, years? (My guess is the former).

Basically, it's caused by poor radio communications, which could be due to almost anything, but the manufacturer (Fine Offset) is a clue ;) . Search the forum for "Lost Contact".

What is the distance between your transmitter and receiver, what's in-between them? Possibly the TX or RX batteries are no loinger "fresh", perhaps a cause of local radio interference has started up, and interference from the 3081's USB cable is well known. Also, your location may help?

Cheers, Alan.
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