Present & recent changes and messages
 
feb-2007  A new ultra low-power PC was installed. In due course this will allow the deployment of the 12 Volt solar installation for powering of all essential devices.
 
nov-2006  The stations' PC breaks down completely and is replaced temporarily by another one.
 
13-apr-2006  Due to the harsh ocean climate the sensors of the station experience frequent hick-ups. Usually this is cause by electronic contact problems. It happened in the past to the UV-sensor and the outside humidity sensor. For this reason the station's motherboard was replaced by a newer, more rugged, type.
 
16-feb-2006  The development of a watchdog device to control the data collection and transmission process of the weather station has been completed and was tested for a month. The results were highly satisfactory.
 
1-jun-2005  The ADSL connection appears to be stable enough to support hourly updates of observations 24 hours a day.  There are still worries about its unattended use over extended periods. An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) has been added and a solar-powered watchdog is under development.
 
1-apr-2005  The transfer of the vdklugt.com site to meteoGrayan.com has completed. The old site is from now on used for different (private) purposes.
 
1-mar-2005  An ADSL  connection has been established from the French site with internet using Wanadoo.
 
 

Planned changes
 
Oct 2008  A new watchdog device will be installed to improve the availability of the station even further.
 
Winter 2008  There are plans to extend the solar power facility with one more panel. The intention is still to become completely independent from the local mains electricity.