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A Peet Brothers Ultimeter 2000 weather station is used in conjunction with an APRS station to report the weather at my home QTH.  The radio is a Radio Shack HTX-242 mobile rig, connected to an MFJ-1278 TNC.  APRS reporting is controlled using APRS+SA software.  Note that all of this gear is somewhat "ancient" by technology standards but it still works reasonably well.  The weather station does not have a rain guage attached.  The antenna is a Cushcraft dual-band vertical.

Data is transmitted on the standard 144.390 simplex APRS frequency.  Local digipeaters receive my signal and eventually report it to an internet server for worldwide access.  WX Station KR7RK is also registered with the Citizens Weather Observer Program and has been assigned CWOP i.d. AR826.  The frame below is from the "findu.com" servers, click here if it does not show properly to go directly to that site.