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David,
In the spring/summer time, it would be nice to observe the wind till 9PM (not
till 8PM as of now), if I can add to a wish list.
Michal
"David St. John" wrote:
> > How about having COTW always report the wind, even when it is below
> > threshold. Sometimes, a light breeze, or the right temperature is a good
> > indicator that it will blow later in the day.
>
> That's something we'd like to have too. The only way to do this is to
> actually lower the threshold on the windtalkers, which would drastically
> increase the number of messages sent, and would increase our costs (and
> therefore the rates we'd have to charge) considerably. The good news is
> that our next-generation sensor will use a different transmission technology
> and will allow us to hopefully set the thresholds at 0 mph for all sites.
> --
> David St. John
> Call of the Wind
> http://www.windcall.com/
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