1-wire Lightning Dector - Actual Attempt

[JaxWeather]

Ok I must be missing something as I do not see a .wav that I would associate with Lightning hits listed in Alarm Settings ?  Or under Lightning Counts.

I do have it enabled to email me right now, as part of my testing which does work fine but I don't see a location to enable an Audible alarm?

-Bob

[Weather Display]

hi
you need to create your own .wav file , called that appropriate name, and have it where wd is stored
maybe do a serach on the web for a sound file that sounds like lightning?>
or just record your own voice, and fo, "s**t, that was close!"
LOL

[JaxWeather]

Hi Brian,

Called what appropriate name?   I don't see a name in the list that appears to be associated with "Lightning" ?

I understand say for firstrain.wav you would locate a raining sound, name it 'firstrain.wav' and when first rain of the day occurred it would sound...  However this is the list if names I see in the box?

firstrain.wav
pressurechangewarning.wav
tempchangewarning.wav
rainin1hourwarning.wav
rainin10rwarning.wav
rainin6hourswarning.wav
maxtemperaturewarning.wav
mintemperaturewarning.wav
lowavwindspeedwarning.wav
maxindoortempwarning.wav
minindoortempwarning.wav
frostwarning.wav
turfwarning.wav
turf2warning.wav
wm918battery.wav
wmr918battery.wav
wmr918battery.wav
mildewwarning.wav
maxindoorhumwarning.wav
mintempextrawarning.wav
maxtempextrawarning.wav
mintempextrawarning2.wav
maxtempextrawarning2.wav
maxtempextrawarning3.wav
mintempextrawarning3.wav
maxtempextrawarning4.wav
mintempextrawarning4.wav
minwindchillwarning.wav
maxbarowarning.wav
minbarowarning.wav
maxheatwarning.wav
speeddirwarning.wav
solarwarning.wav
uvwarning.wav
gddwarning.wav
dirtime.wav
maxavwindspeedwarning.wav
 
Don't see a "lightning' name?

-Bob

[Weather Display]

ah ha
i must have dreament i had put that ability into the program!
i will add that now, for the update

[JaxWeather]

Finally One Time it "wasn't ME"  LOL

Thanks Brian

[JaxWeather]

ah ha
i must have dreament i had put that ability into the program!
i will add that now, for the update

Just a bump as I still don't see a "lightning" related .wav file name in the full download of 10.23b 

-Bob

[Weather Display]

it is there.....just out of view,.,,,,i didnt make that box tall enough
i.,e
lightning.wav
is the file to use

[JaxWeather]

Testing it now 

Thanks as always

Edit:  Yup works as advertised    LOL

-Bob

[JaxWeather]

Same subject... different question...

I have seen references to 18 inch thick - solid copper wire recommended for an antenna...

Is this the optimum length, or would longer be better like 36 inches or... ?

What are the best solutions for an antenna, what type of material (wire - rod) or bought solutions?

Thanks,
Bob

[niko]

Since it's detecting a low frequency, and it's not a tuned antenna, just about anything conductive that's mechanically convenient is going to be fine. 18 inches seems to be a popular length so I'm guessing it provides about the right sensitivity, if you make it much longer you'll probably be detecting a lot more than lightning.

[Weather Display]

18 inches seems to be a popular length so I'm guessing it provides about the right sensitivity, if you make it much longer you'll probably be detecting a lot more than lightning.

yes, I think thats the sus of it
(12cm was the length in cm)
so, what do you have the lightning.wav saying?
"s**t that was close"
or similar?

[JaxWeather]

Thanks for the length information, I have all the materials to set it up outside, either tomorrow or Sunday, depending on when the Boss says i have to do yard work  LOL

Bzzzzzzzzzzzztttttttttt  would be closest I think Brian  LOL

-Bob

[Weather Display]

or the sound of thunder.....?

[NorCal Dan]

Maybe a little AC/DC Thunderstruck would suffice

[JaxWeather]

Now Dan...

That would be just the ticket   Kewl

-Bob