Weather Equipment
What does an amateur storm chaser use for equipment? Here is a list of my toys.
Photo and Video
Photo
Olympus Evolt E-500 Digital SLR Camera
Resolution: 8.0 MegaPixels Zoom: UnlimitedAccessories:
-14-45mm f3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital Lens (28mm-90mm Equivalent)
-40-150mm f3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital Lens (80mm-300mm Equivalent)
-SanDisk Extreme III 4GB High Speed Compact Flash Card
-FujiFilm 1GB xD Card
-Pentax Hot Shoe Camera Flash
-LCD Screen Protectors
-TV/USB Cables
-Primary and Backup BM-1 Rechargeable Batteries
-Lens Blowers and Cleaning Cloths
-RM-1 Wireless Remote Control
-Canon Digital SLR Camera Backpack
Canon Powershot SX10 IS Digital Camera
Resolution: 10.0 MegaPixels Zoom: 20.0x OpticalAccessories:
-PNY 8GB Secure Digital High Capacity Media Card
-PNY 4GB Secure Digital High Capacity Media Card
-TV/USB Cables
-Wide Angle Lens Shield
-Rechargeable AA Batteries (8)
-Backup AA Alkaline Batteries (8)
Canon Powershot A630 Digital Camera
Resolution: 8.0 MegaPixels Zoom: 4.0x OpticalAccessories:
-Adata 1GB Secure Digital Media Card
-TV/USB Cables
-Lens Conversion Adapter
-Rechargeable AA Batteries (8)Video
Canon ZR70mc Video Camera
Media: Mini-DV Zoom: 22x OpticalAccessories:
-16MB Secure Digital Media Card
-UV Filter
-Remote ControlCanon ZR65mc Video Camera
Media: Mini-DV Zoom: 20x OpticalAccessories:
-16MB Secure Digital Media Card
-Remote Control
Accessories Shared Between the ZR70mc and ZR65mc
-Sima Twin Barrel Stereo Microphone System
-Custom Rain Shield
-Canon BP-512 Batteries (4)
-Canon High Capacity BP-535 Battery
-0.5x Wide Angle Lens
-AC Adapter
-Analog TV Cable
-6 Pin to 4 Pin Firewire Cable
-4 Pin to 4 Pin Firewire Cable
-Firewire PCMCIA Laptop Card
-S-Video Cable
-USB Cable
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 TripodMisc.
-Sylvania Sungun II High Power Camera Light
-Sony DVD Burner and VCR Combo
-Hitachi VT-FX623A High Quality Stereo VCR
-Wind Screens (3)
-Another Assorted TV, Audio, and Video Editing/Extension CablesComputer/Software
Hardware
Dell XPS M1330 Laptop Computer (Windows 7 Ultimate x64 and Ubuntu 9.04)
-2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 Processors
-4.00GB Memory
-320GB Hard Drive
-CD/DVD Burner
-Microsoft Wireless Optical MouseDell 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 DriveSoftware
-Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 (Operating System)
-Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium x64 SP1 (Operating System)
-Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (Operating System)
-Sony Vegas Movie Studio 9.0b (Video Editing)
-Sony DVD Architect Studio 4.5d (DVD Burning)
-Macromedia Dreamweaver 7.1 (HTML)
-Macromedia Flash 7.2 (Flash Creation)
-Macromedia Fireworks 7.0 (Image Editor)
-Adobe Photoshop CS2 (Image Editor)
-ACDSee Pro 8.0 (Photo Organizer)
-Microsoft Office 2003 Small Business Edition (General Applications)
-Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate (General Application)
-IDV 2.8 Beta 2 (Weather Data Analysis)
-WeatherScope (Live Weather Reports)
-SvrPlot 2.5 (Historic Severe Weather Analysis)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 GaugeHiGlo Electronic Weather Clock
-Indoor Temperature
-Forecast Based on Barometric Pressure TendencyBrookstone Quartz Mini Indoor Weather Station
-Moon Phase
-Indoor Humidity
-Indoor Temperature
-BarometerWeather Measurement Instruments (singular units--not part of a weather station)
-Speedtech Instruments Skymate SM-18 Handheld Anemometer
-Skywarn P5 Hand-Held Lightning Detector
-Torrent Digital Rain Gauge (measures to the 0.001 of an inch)
-AM Weather Glass Liquid Barometer
-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
