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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. Re:Gag. APCMA by wowbagger · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Point taken - and actually, I know of somebody who *used* to have a marine radar on his chase vehicle - note the emphasis on the past tense - it was removed for that very reason.

    Although you really should have better qualified your statement "Operating marine radars on vehicles is illegal." to "Operating marine radars on vehicles other than boats on the water is illegal."

    As is operating an aviation WX radar on a vehicle that is not an aircraft.

    Hmmm - a thought strikes me:

    Aviation WX unit.
    Small computer.
    GPS.
    801.11
    Big Wx balloon.

    Now, *there's* something /worthy!

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  2. Serious answer: by Otto · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Cut it in half and solder wires between the areas where you cut the traces. I've seen it done to fit a mobo into a case smaller (in all dimensions) than the board would fit into uncut. It worked. I wouldn't want to try it myself, but it's possible to do it as long as you pick where you cut carefully.

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