I have used the WX200 for over 12 years. It has taken a beating. Has
been stolen. Has been hit by lightning. And has been ripped from its
moorings during a hurricane.

Now its nearing its last legs on reliability. The temps and humidity
readings sometimes go "blink", and the weather vane no longer reads wind
direction.

Any suggestions on a home station? Thats roughly between $250 - $500
dollar range?

Cheers...

Coffee in Madrid

In article ,
Bart Bailey wrote:

ooops...
forgot the link
http://tinyurl.com/6edfd

Oregon Scientific. Yea, I have heard of them. Looks real interesting
especially as it is wireless. The 15 sec windspeed sample might be a
downside... as we get hurricane speed gusts up here where I live during
'canes and nor'easters.

I really don't care for the connectivity as they don't seem to have any
software that supports Mac... same thing as the WX200.

Can you get the basic model 'without' the software? Curious.


Coffee in The Eye

"Bart Bailey" wrote in message
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In posted on
Sun, 19 Nov 2006 14:55:10 GMT, Coffee in Madrid wrote: Begin

In article ,
Bart Bailey wrote:

ooops...
forgot the link
http://tinyurl.com/6edfd

Oregon Scientific. Yea, I have heard of them. Looks real interesting
especially as it is wireless. The 15 sec windspeed sample might be a
downside... as we get hurricane speed gusts up here where I live during
'canes and nor'easters.

I really don't care for the connectivity as they don't seem to have any
software that supports Mac... same thing as the WX200.

Can you get the basic model 'without' the software? Curious.


Coffee in The Eye

When I got mine the software was an option at extra cost
which I've never bought.
There's a DB9 socket on the display unit if I ever do.
One issue I had was when mounted on the same pole as one of my HF
antennas, there would occasionally be an RF overload causing the
microprocessor in the anemometer to have to be reset, all solved by
relocating it to another pole.


How does your weather station hold up in harsh weather like snow, sleet,
and ice?

In article ,
Bart Bailey wrote:

In nk.net
posted on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:41:34 GMT, Von Fourche wrote: Begin

How does your weather station hold up in harsh weather like snow, sleet,
and ice?

I wouldn't know, I'm in San Diego ;-)

Neither would I.

I am up here in Canada where "globe-el nino warming" making a mockery of
Old Man Wynter.


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