In reply to TobyA:
Hi Toby,
Good questions and frustrating that we're having technical issues with both sites at the same time.
Re: Great End - we thought we had solved the issues with that system however there now looks to be an issue with the phone line to where we connect to the internet in Seathwaite, which is preventing the data from uploading to our web page. We're trying to resolve that at the moment but it's taking some time and is out of our hands to some extent as we are very kindly allowed to tag onto a residential internet link rather than it being owned by the BMC.
Re: Helvellyn - the problems with this system are proving harder to diagnose as data is getting through sporadically. We thought this might be down to the battery running out at the repeater station and the signal occasionally getting through when atmospheric conditions allow the signal from the sensor to reach further than normal. (The repeater station bounces the signal from the crag down to Glenridding as it's normally too far to make it otherwise, and Glenridding is the nearest internet uplink.) However I was on site yesterday with a BBC film crew and whilst there had a chance to visit both the sensor and repeater site to check on the kit and see if the batteries needed replacing. The battery at the repeater station was still showing as full and all kit appeared intact and in good order so there's no obvious reason why it shouldn't be working.
I'm not an expert in radio systems so can't really give any more info on Helvellyn at this stage. I'm currently waiting to hear back from the guys who have designed the kit to see what our next steps are, but rest assured we want to get it back up and running as soon as possible! Watch this space...
Cheers,
Rob