Telemetry / GOES, remote communications, SatComm, telemetry, video
Developed by B. K. Bellingham, Soil Scientist at Stevens, this is an excellent resource for anyone installing soil moisture sensors and interpreting soil moisture data. Here’s what’s inside: Soil Geomorphology and Properties Soil Development Soil Texture and Components Soil Horizons Soil Orders and Taxonomy Soil pH Soil Bulk Density Shrink/Swell Clays Soil Ped Structure and […]
Telemetry / blog, dual telemetry, GOES, remote communications, SatComm
GOES, for all it’s no-cost, reliable virtues, has some drawbacks. First, it’s a one-way transmission—there’s no way of sending any data to your station. This means there’s no way to reprogram a data logger or reboot a stuck data logger or purge a bubbler without (an unplanned) visit to the site. The Stevens SatCom GOES
Telemetry / blog, GOES, remote communications, SatComm, telemetry
If you haven’t considered these specs before, you should—and here’s why. Option to easily add 2-way telemetry. The reasons for having 2-way redundant telemetry are explained in the above article…a dual-telemetry system can always be cobbled together, but when the GOES transmitter is designed with this capability built-in, things are so much easier. TCXO frequency
