Service Information

It is not always possible for us to get a damaged or otherwise off-air Wendy back on-air immediately.

 Especially in winter, when weather conditions for outdoor repair work are often impossible! 

Access problems or continued high winds often prevent me from fixing things immediately.  Most of the stations are in extremely exposed locations, and I have to wait until winds die down before it is safe to climb the mast to repair/replace things

Sometimes, landowners limit access to the stations until the fields/tracks have dried out - and I have to abide by their wishes, as they mostly allow the Wendy stations on their land as a favour to me, and you.

I try to keep out-of-service, and anticipated return-of service data on this page up-to-date. If you need more information, please contact me.

In Case of Website Data Problems

Remember, if the website data feed goes down for any reason, you can still gain access to the Wendy data by calling the stations direct, 24 hours a day. Each station runs independently, so if the central data feed to the website goes down, phone access is unaffected.

Station Telephone Numbers are at: Subscribers' Phone Page

Latest Service Data for Mon May 5th 2008

Outstanding Station Problems

Wether Fell has suffered a hard disk crash, and is off air at the moment - I am going up there today to replace it.

Nont Sarahs has a direction error - I hope to fix this  Tuesday, weather permitting me to climb on top of the pub!

Not happy with the direction readings at Parlick either - they seem OK a lot of the time, but occasionally are a bit suspect, I am keeping an eye on things and will try and work out what's wrong.

I need to fit a new temperature probe at Portland and at Poole, too. Will do these next week, probably.

Faults Rectified

Weston-Super-Mare was rebuilt with all new anemometer, daylight/temperature probes and rain gauge on Weds 9th April.

Blorenge had a new computer fitted on Sunday April 13th. A voltage surge  destroyed the old one on Wednesday..

(Would have fixed it sooner, but blew my turbocharger coming back home from Weston on Weds, and didn't get the car back from the garage till Sat pm)

No more  faults that I am aware of.... if you know of any, please tell me!

Discontinued Stations

We have had to remove  some of the less-popular coastal stations, and are looking for suitable inland Hang Gliding/Paragliding sites where the equipment will be of more use to our core users. Any site suggestions welcome.

There was some doubt over Portland's future, but a renegotiated another year's site agreement when I was down there on 26th Sept, so it will remain in place.

  Poole Harbour,  has been reprieved,  the Harbour Commissioners have told me they won't now demolish the Bullpit Platform, where the sensors are.

Contacting us re faults and other problems:

For fastest response, Text Rod on 07971-846-153 

Next Fastest....... Freephone:  0800-358-0405

Or, if it is not urgent, then...........  Click Here to Email us. 

Thanks. 

Rd Refurbishing the Devils Dyke and Firle Stations recently.

No other problems we are aware of. But if you know of any, please contact us