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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. |
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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. |