[TowerTalk] Wired Anemometer for Tower?

[Kim Elmore]

I had a Peet Bros. Unit and it was fine. I had issues with the physical wiring (critters) and do went to a Davis wireless unit. 

Be advised that the wireless units use a backup battery that needs periodic replacement. That said, mine has never had any issues at all on my tower and I shunt feed it for 160 m at 1.5 kW.  It's about 15 ft below my other antennas -- I've never heard it and it isn't bothered by me. 

Kim N5OP

"People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as the music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith

> On Apr 27, 2014, at 12:01, "Steve Jones" <n6sj at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> Can any of you recommend a wired anemometer or weather station unit?  
> 
> I want to install an anemometer to monitor the wind speed at the top of my
> tower.  All I can find online are wireless units.  On this reflector I have
> seen a number of bad reviews of wireless weather sensors, because their
> little wifi transceivers get damaged by the RF from a ham antenna.  I have a
> spare CAT5 cable at the base of the tower available.  
> 
> 73,
> 
> Steve
> N6SJ
> 
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