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Weather Radar Case Mod

Posted by timothy on from the well-executed dept.

Bill Kendrick writes "What do you get when you take a laptop LCD, a Mini-ITX case and an old marine weather radar? A self contained wireless weather radar PC appliance!" And No, it's not just squeezing a motherboard into an object smaller than that motherboard -- this is a functional weather-watching device.

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  1. Slick + full mirror by winkydink · · Score: 4, Informative

    Cool!

    All I can say is some people have a lot more free time on their hands than I do.

    Full mirror here.

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    1. Re:Slick + full mirror by TubeSteak · · Score: 4, Informative
      lol
      In Case of Slashdotting, Break Mirror

      The only problem is that mirrornetwork didn't change all the image links. so they're still dead :o\

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  2. Coincidence? by stinkjones · · Score: 2, Informative

    This same exact thing found its way onto hackaday.com, and I swear a few other things featured on slashdot were there first also. Just thought it seemed strange...

  3. Re:rain != boats by ottergoose · · Score: 3, Informative

    He's using the radar terminal from the marine radar system as a case for a PC that downloads National Weather Service radar data from the internet, so he can display it cool fashion. That is to say, he's not actually using a marine radar.

    (And yes, I believe marine radars can detect weather, however, their use on land is illegal)

  4. Re:Gag. APCMA by OUWxGuesser · · Score: 2, Informative

    a) Operating marine radars on vehicles is illegal. b) It messes with our X-band research radars out in tornado alley. Thanks for not using a marine radar!

  5. Re:rain != boats by Pyramid · · Score: 2, Informative

    You may not be aware, but non-doppler radar is quite capable of detecting precipitation, just not velocity.

    Previous to the introduction of the WSR-88D, all NWS radar sites(excepting research stations) were non-doppler and were quite often modified surplus military air search radars.

    And yes, even a cheap marine radar can detect rain.

    Pyramid

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