[TowerTalk] Wind Guages

[Gerald Smith]

What is the device you use with the Fascinating?

Gerry, W6TER

DavidC wrote:
> 
> Fascinating Electronics also makes a high quality unit:
> http://www.columbia-center.org/fascinating/obs/instrmnt.html
> 
> Their sensors come with 100 foot cables so I imagine you can
> go a whole lot further than that.  I think mine is sold but ... ;-)
> 
> - 73, DavidC  K1YP
> 
> > Some weather stations restrict the length of the cable between the sensor
> > and the display. I use a Radio Shack weather station that restricts the
> > cable length to about 40 feet. It's a good unit (really made by Oregon (?)
> > Scientific), but the cable length restriction forced me to put the wind
> > sensor on the roof. I think the Peet units let you use cables of much
> longer
> > lengths. There are also units on the market that use and RF link. I think
> > Peet and Davis both have those. A friend who was using an older Davis unit
> > with a cable link said it was very susceptible to RFI and he had to
> purchase
> > a special filter kit. I'm pretty sure Peet has a web site.
> >
> > 73, Dick WC1M
> 
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