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mcrossley
 Post subject: Cheap lightning detector?
PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 11:44 am 
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Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire, UK
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A detector on a chip - low power for battery/portable operation, no direction capabilites, or strike type discrimination as far as I can see though.

http://www.austriamicrosystems.com/Pres ... ses/AS3935
http://www.austriamicrosystems.com/Prod ... sor/AS3935

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TNETWeather
 Post subject: Re: Cheap lightning detector?
PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2012 2:36 am 
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Location: Mesa, AZ USA
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I think you would need to be pretty good with electronic to do anything with the raw chip.

It is in a MLPQ format.

For use in outside applications where proximity lightning detection is of use, most of the weather detectors have directional capabilities to show where the lightning is.

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gbru316
 Post subject: Re: Cheap lightning detector?
PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2012 6:04 pm 
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Location: Neffsville, PA
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This system is directional, features very long range, and is still relatively cheap.

http://members.home.nl/fkooiman/lightning/index.htm#0
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pete_c
 Post subject: Re: Cheap lightning detector?
PostPosted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 2:22 pm 
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Location: IL/FL
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I built the Hobby Boards PVC lightning sensor around 10 years ago and its still working just fine today. I have not replaced the battery in that time.

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captzero
 Post subject: Re: Cheap lightning detector?
PostPosted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 10:02 pm 
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
Weather Station: Vantage Pro2 w/ daytime FARS
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gbru316 wrote:
This system is directional, features very long range, and is still relatively cheap.

http://members.home.nl/fkooiman/lightning/index.htm#0


Some sad news about Frank Kooiman, the creator of the project.
Sadly he passed away in April. Information about his passing and the continuation of his Lightning Radar project can be found at http://www.lightningradar.net/Discut/index.php?sid=4a50308a1e414d63d5aefab87cb33f02

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Gina
 Post subject: Re: Cheap lightning detector?
PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:50 am 
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Location: Devon UK
Weather Station: FO WH1081PC (Maplin)
Operating System: OS X, Linux Mint, Win7 & XP
I must make up one of those RDF type "lightning radars" :D Another project for my ever-increasing list :lol:

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pete_c
 Post subject: Re: Cheap lightning detector?
PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 12:14 pm 
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I used to use mine years ago on my mobile phone golfing prior to incliment weather; just really a time thing for slow versus speed golf. (9 or 18 etc).

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