About the Weather Station Davis Wireless Vantage Pro 2 This wireless weather station uses frequency hopping spread spectrum radio to transmit and receive data up to 1000' (300 m) line of sight. The integrated sensor suite includes a rain collector, temperature and humidity sensors, and anemometer which all run on solar power. The temperature and humidity sensors are housed inside a radiation shield which against solar radiation and other sources of radiated and reflected heat. These sensors along with the rain collector, are located in the back yard of the house, mounted on a 5 foot 4x4 snow stake. The anemomter, also wireless, is mounted on the top of the house at approximately 30 feet above ground level. About the Web Cam The idea for this web cam cam from a co-worker that read about using a digital camera to take pictures automatically for a web cam, and set it up for himself. I chose the use the same setup, which involves an Olympus SP-500UZ digital camera, connected to a pc which is located in my son's closet in the front of the 2nd floor of the house. The camera is controlled by a software program called Sebectec Webcam Ultra which takes pictures in 15 second intervals and uploads them to the web site every 5 minutes. The 15s images are used to create really cool time-lapses every hour for the previous 3 hours, and also one for the entire day just after midnight. At night, the camera switches to a longer 15 second exposure, and stacks 20 images to reveal all sorts of light. The pc connects to my home computer via wireless networking, and I can view the desktop using VNC. All in all, with the cost of the software and purchases from Ebay of the camera, power supply, and USB wifi adapter,the total cost after shipping was only about $120. Not bad for such a great webcam setup. The camera faces northeast looking over Mount Mansfield and the Ethan Allen Firing Range. Below is a clear day image with visibility markers I use. It's a 1/4 mile to the firing range shelter, 1/8 mile to an electrical pole, and when the trees across the road start to disappear, the visibility is dropping to 1/16 of a mile. Mount Mansfield is approximately 7 1/2 miles away as the crow flies.