solar panel on roof and ISS wireless

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Hi all,

Today I recieved an offer for placing sun solar panels on my roof, nice but…
I doubt about failures to my Davis Vantage Pro 2 wireless trough radiation or something else…
Will be placed by profesionals but I’m wondering they have had that question ever :smiley:

Can’t find anything here on forum (lot of solar panels yes but differ then I need :roll: )

see picture (and a better one)

Thanks so far !

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Where is your console compared to the ISS position and the position of the solar panels, i.e. will the panels be between the console and ISS?

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Hi admin

Thanks for quick reply

See attached picture were they want to place the panels
I will suggest them to put the bottom panel up to the red aria;

my iss is at the red cirkel about 30 cm height from the roof (76.2") at middle of iss (see second pic in previous post)

hope it’s clear this way #-o

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I think I may have misunderstood your question. Are you worried about the panels blocking the signal between the ISS and your console or are you thinking the panels might affect the readings from your ISS?

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uh both ?
blocking signals most
influence of readings can be corrected in WD

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For blocking of the signal - will the panels be between the ISS and you console?

I can say for sure if they will affect your readings but my gut feeling is that they would improve things. Your roof tiles will reflect heat and also act as a heat source after a sunny day. The panels are designed to use the light so they should reflect less and being metal will release any heat gained during the day more quickly. That’s just a guess though.

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“For blocking of the signal - will the panels be between the ISS and you console?”

Me concernant, je n’ai aucun souci. Toutefois, il faudra changer l’emplacement de votre ISS car cela va impacter les relevés.

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Well my ISS is on the roof as were my console is on the first floor of the house. 6 to 7 meters I suppose, and always was surprised by the good reception of data (till now then)
You assume it will be okay with some adjustments in WD ?

As I understand in english you say: As for me, I have no worries. However, you will need to change the location of your ISS as this will impact the readings.

That’s exactly my fear of what I should have to do. #-o This is the best place for my ISS, no other options here. :roll:

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J’ai des panneaux solaire sur mon toit, et j’ai fait petite expérience avec une VP2. Faisant suite à cet essai sur une durée de 6 mois, j’ai constaté une augmentation les journée d’ensoleillement jusqu’à parfois plus de +3°C avec mon voisin qui à l’époque avait une VP2 également qui n’avait pas de panneaux solaire sur son toi.

Serge

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Temps can be calibrated in WeatherDisplay.

I think it is most important to receive data properly without interference from the solar panels.
Was that the case during the experiment?

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The simple answer is no. There’ll be no issue with solar panels and signals to and from your weather station. I’ve had solar panels for 12 years and never had an issue with the ISS signals. Ham radio? Well, that’s a whole other kettle of fish. But no issues at all with the wx station…

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“I think it is most important to receive data properly without interference from the solar panels.
Was that the case during the experiment?”

Je n’ai jamais rencontré d’interférence durant ces essais.

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Hi both

This is what I needed to hear !

Thank you for your attention in this case
On to the panels (and sun :cold_face:)

Ed