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- Since people asked I thought I'd forward this explaination.
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Subject: sherman island sensor
I have a confession to make.
Some time ago we moved our sensor from the top of a building out to a pole
some 25 feet above the water and about 100 from the waters edge. This
proved to be a far superior location. At this time it has no obstruction
from wind in any direction.
Well, when our anemometer was at the old location the computer was
programmed to add wind velocity readings in certain percentages from
directions that were in shadows from the trees. Now that it has been moved
these corrections are no longer needed. Well this is where I screwed up.
We received a few calls that the wind was just not as high as the pager was
saying. So after a few of these calls I checked the machine and sure enough
it had the old alternations still in its memory.
As of about noon today, Friday I fixed this error. I believe now the
readings should represent exactly what's on the water. There are no
correcting factors involved at all. Please also take note that I have been
at Sherman Island and found the "Inlet" ripping and our pager was not even
registering a page. This has also been reversed. Because the wind can be
so dependent upon the location, we will be planing to have two sensors for
Rio in the future.
Thanks to the ones who called to inform me of the problem. This is what we
want to hear and is what it will take to make us the best we can be.
Also, I suppose some of you have heard, we are about to step into the year
2040 with some new pager technology. I about a two weeks we will clue you
in on some major breakthroughs. Hang in there as we are moving forward as
fast as technology will let us.
Jim Martin/Pres.
Call of the Wind
jim@windcall.com-DeleteThis
http://www.windcall.com
ph 805-658-6699
ph 805-658-1555
fax 805-658-6444
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