[TowerTalk] Wired Anemometer for Tower?

[EZ Rhino]

I have tried a few different weather stations, so I can unequivocally tell you what NOT to get.

DON'T buy anything under $300.  *sigh*

Unfortunately the cheap ones are total garbage.  The recent one I got is a LaCrosse station, purchased from Costco.  Junk!  Junky cheap plastic, the rechargeable batteries in the solar powered wireless anenmometer/wind vane unit went bad in the first year, and the rain bucket stopped working in the first few months after purchase.  

The Davis units are good, have a buddy with one and it is quality stuff.  And about $300.  You pay for what you get.  I agree, I think the wired units are more reliable and last longer.

Ok now take a look here:  www.inspeed.com  These guys make anemometers that are decent quality and not expensive.  They also have a cool computer hookup version that allows your PC to track all the data and put it in a spreadsheet.  AND it has the wind switch option, where you can program the system to turn an appliance on or off (read:  lower your tower!) if the wind goes above a preprogrammed speed.  Pretty neat.  I don't have this option yet.  I think AB7E has one of the inspeed units too, maybe he can provide some feedback.

Chris
KF7P







On Apr 27, 2014, at 11:01 , Steve Jones 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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