"Jim" wrote in message
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On 2009-01-22, Alan Gardiner wrote:
On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:04:26 +0000, Jim wrote:
I suggest you have a look at http://www.aceselectronics.co.uk/ where
there
is a large range of stations ranging from £30 upwards. to get one that
links to a computer you are looking at £100 upwards as far as I could
see.
You may well have a problem in getting a low cost station that works with
Mac software.
There are many other suppliers but this one gives an idea of what is on
the
market.
Many thanks for that.
Jim
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- Dave the Australian.
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No MAC software available for below as far as I know so ignore if essential
!
If money is a major issue there is The Fine Offset range which are rebadged
as a number of names including Watson, Maplins and others. These cost about
£70 and are widely available on eBay Shops, Maplins and many other shops.
They are wireless at 866 ghz, have a good range and have a USB interface to
the PC and come with not very good software but Steve Loft's Cumulus free
software is excellent (
www.sandaysoft.com). Will do wind, rain, humidity,
dew point, temperature, pressure etc. Sensors run off 2 AA batteries so
could easily be solar powered as a mod. I have had one for about 6 months
and it has been excellent. The wind gauge needs some mods to get the best
out of it. It is quite plasticky and others have reported some problems but
most users on the forum like it and say it is superior to the more expensive
Lacrosse equivalent.
I wouldn't be able to say that it is as good as more expensive professional
stations but as it is calibratable from the software some very good data can
be produced with correct siting and screening.
See the website it easily generates he- e.g.
www.laindonweather.co.uk or here
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/thorpeweather/
(ignore the wind data - I'm playing around with that at the moment)
Dave, S.Essex