On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 16:42:06 -0000, "fred" wrote:



Fred ( the Original one)
"Earthlink" wrote in message
.net...
Hello,

I'd like to purchase a personal weather station. I've looked at Oregon
Scientific, Peet Bros., LaCrosse, Davis Eqpt, and WeatherHawk.

What I'm looking for is a station that at least measures: wind speed and
direction, temperature, barometric pressure, and has a rain gauge. The
price range is around $200-$300.

I live in Florida where static electricity and lightning are big issues.
Does the equipment survive well if there is lightning in the vicinity,
even
if it is not a direct strike? (I know direct strikes will pretty much
kill
everything.)

The sort of issues that matter to me are these: will the weather station
give reasonably good data? can it be hooked to my PC to provide weather
information over the internet? Can I expect the station to last 5 years?
(I would take it down during hurricanes.)

May I ask any of you for a recommendation?

Thank you very much for your time.

Steven Schwartz


It is a shame this polite request has remained ignored and unanswered by the
"experts" in this group.
Sorry I can't be of any help, Steven. Perhaps a reply may still be
forthcoming.


The problem is that the poster is in the US, and it is difficult to reply
authoritatively.

I can only suggest he posts his request to a US weather newsgroup.

As regards his query about lightning, I can only say as a former meteorologist,
meteorological instrument technician and electronics engineer that any good
electronics designer making equipment for outside use would ensure judicious use
of spark-gaps to earth(ground), and VDRs (voltage dependent resistors) in the
appropriate parts of the circuit, along with good screening and bonding.

JPG