Weather Equipment

What does an amateur storm chaser use for equipment? Here is a list of my toys.

Photo and Video

Film and Digital Cameras

	Olympus Evolt E-500 Digital SLR Camera (Specifications) Resolution: 8.0 MegaPixels Zoom: Lens Dependant Accessories: 14-45mm f3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital Lens (28mm-90mm Equivalent) 40-150mm f3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital Lens (80mm-300mm Equivalent) Sunpack 58mm UV Filters (2) SanDisk Extreme III 4GB High Speed Compact Flash Card FujiFilm 1GB xD Card Pentax AF200SA Hot Shoe Camera Flash LCD Screen Protectors TV/USB Cables Olympus RM-1 Wireless Remote Control BM-1 Rechargeable Batteries (2) Promaster Leather Grip Strap Giotto Air Rocket Lens Blower/Microfiber Cleaning Cloths Canon DG200 DSLR Gadget Bag
	Canon Powershot SX10 IS Digital Camera (Specifications) Resolution: 10.0 MegaPixels Zoom: 20.0x Optical Accessories: Promaster Digital 52mm UV Filter Wide Angle Lens Shield PNY 8GB Secure Digital High Capacity Media Card PNY 4GB Secure Digital High Capacity Media Card TV/USB Cables Rechargeable AA Batteries (12) Lens Cleaning Solution and Cloths Lowepro TCB 50 Camera Case
	Canon Powershot A630 Digital Camera (Specifications) Resolution: 8.0 MegaPixels Zoom: 4.0x Optical Accessories: Canon LA-DC58F Conversion Lens Adapter Adata 1GB Secure Digital Media Card TV Component/USB Cables Rechargeable AA Batteries (4) Samsonite Worldproof Carrying Case

Camcorders

	Canon XH A1S HD Video Camera (Specifications) Media: Mini-DV Zoom: 20x Optical Accessories: Canon WD-H72 0.8xWide Angle Lens Tiffen 72mm UV Filter 32MB Secure Digital Media Card Canon CA-920 Battery Charger/AC Adapter Canon BP-950G Battery Pack Canon BP-970G High Capacity Battery Pack 6 Pin to 6 Pin Firewire Cable Component Video Cable Analog Stereo Video Cable Canon WL-D5000 Remote Control Viewfinder Eye Cup Kata DVG-57 Camcorder Cover Kata CC-192 HD Video Bag
	Canon ZR65mc Video Camera (Specifications) Media: Mini-DV Zoom: 20x Optical Accessories: Canon WA-30.5 0.6x Wide Angle Attachment Promaster 30.5mm UV Filter 16MB Secure Digital Media Card Canon BP-512 Battery Canon High Capacity BP-535 Battery Generic Battery Charger (BP-512 and BP-535 Batteries) and Car Charger Kit Canon CA-570 AC Adapter 6 Pin to 4 Pin Firewire Cable Firewire PCMCIA Laptop Card Canon WL-D72 Remote Control Custom Designed Rain Shield Tamrac Photo Video 1 Camera Bag
	Canon ZR70mc Video Camera (Specifications) (Used as a Tape Player) Media: Mini-DV Zoom: 22x Optical Accessories: 16MB Secure Digital Media Card Canon BP-512 Battery Generic Battery Charger (BP-512 Battery) and Car Charger Kit 4 Pin to 4 Pin Firewire Cable TV/USB Cables Canon WL-D72 Remote Control Lowepro Edit 140 Camera Bag

Tripods

Velbon 9000 Heavy Duty Tripod TV Station Tripod with Wheels (Model Unknown) Velbon 5000 Lightweight Tripod Flexible Tripod with Clamp (Model Unknown) Mini Tripod (Model Unknown) SunPack PlatinumPlus mini-D Mini Tripod

Misc.

Canon Digital SLR/Camcorder Backpack Sylvania Sungun II High Power Camera Light Camera/Camcorder Rain Covers (2) Sony DVD Burner and VCR Combo Assorted TV, Audio, and Video Editing/Extension Cables

Computer/Software

Hardware

	Dell XPS M1330 Laptop Computer (Windows 7 Ultimate and Ubuntu 9.04) 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 Processors 4.00GB Memory 320GB Hard Drive CD/DVD Burner Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse
	Dell Precision M70 Laptop Computer (Windows XP SP3) 1.86GHz Intel Pentium M Processor 2.0GB Memory 60GB Hard Drive CD Burner/DVD Reader Nvidia Quadro FX Go 1400 Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse
(Left System)	Dell Precision 670 Workstation Computer (Windows 7 Ultimate x64) Dual 3.00GHz Intel Xeon Processors 4.00GB Memory (2) 500GB Seagate Barracuda ES SATA Hard Drives 160GB Western Digital WD1600 Sata Hard Drive HL-DT-ST DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive Sony DRU-842A DVD R/RW Writer NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT Video Card Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Sound Card
(Right System)	Dell Precision 670 Workstation Computer (Ubuntu 9.04) Dual 3.00GHz Intel Xeon Processors 4.00GB Memory (2) 160GB Western Digital WD1600 Sata Hard Drives HL-DT-ST DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive Memorex 16x DVD R/RW DL 48x CD R/RW Burner NVIDIA Quadro FX1300 Video Card Hawking HWU8DD USB 2.0 Wireless Internet Dish Adapter
	Assorted Hardware: APC Back-UPS XS 900 UPS LG L226WTQ-BF 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor Samsung SyncMaster 151s 15" LCD Monitor Seagate SATA II/USB 2.0 500GB External Hard Drive Samsung SATA II/USB 2.0 400GB External Hard Drive HP LaserJet 4 Plus Laser Printer HP DeskJet D2445 Inkjet Printer Canon CanoScan 8600F Document and Film Negative Scanner 2 Port PS/2 and D-Sub KVM Netgear WNDR3300 Dual Band Wireless N Router SanDisk 12-in-1 Card Reader SanDisk 2.0GB USB 2.0 Micro Flash Drive SanDisk 16GB USB 2.0 Micro Flash Drive

Software

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (Operating System) Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 (Operating System) Sony Vegas Movie Studio 9.0b (Video Editing) Sony DVD Architect Studio 4.5d (DVD Burning) Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.7 (Photo Management) Adobe Photoshop CS2 (Image Editor) GR2Analyst (Radar Application) GR Level 3 (Radar Application) Integrated Data Viewer (Weather Data Analysis) WeatherScope (Live Weather Data) SvrPlot 2.5 (Historic Severe Weather Analysis) Macromedia Dreamweaver 7.1 (HTML) Macromedia Flash 7.2 (Flash Creation) Macromedia Fireworks 7.0 (Image Editor) Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate (General Application)

Weather/Storm Chasing Instruments and Vehicles

Weather Stations

Davis Wireless VantagePro2 Standard Weather Station Indoor/Outdoor Temperature Indoor/Outdoor Humidity Indoor/Outdoor Dewpoint Moon Phase Wind Speed and Direction Windchill Barometric Pressure Tendency and Forecast Rain Gauge

Weather Measurement Instruments

Speedtech Instruments Skymate SM-18 Handheld Anemometer Skywarn P5 Hand-Held Lightning Detector Torrent Digital Rain Gauge PNI V2000 Digital Vehicle Compass and Outdoor Thermometer

Storm Chasing Gear

1996 Honda Accord EX V6 Midland 74-109 NOAA Weather Radio RadioShack 12-262 SAME Weather Radio Bushnell Onix 400 GPS Casio G'z0ne V-Series Cell Phone Current Detailed MN and ND Road Maps Weather Recording Journal

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