[TowerTalk] Wired Anemometer for Tower?

[steve jobes via TowerTalk]

I have a wireless davis vantage pro and have not experienced any trouble at qro power levels. I shunt feed my tower for 160 meters and have not had any issues. Service or technical help (parts) by Davis is also very good, my unit was purchased used and needed some new parts. I would highly recommend Davis products.
 
73
Steve W1DXH
 
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From: Roger (K8RI) on TT <K8RI-on-TowerTalk at tm.net>
To: towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Sun, Apr 27, 2014 4:04 pm
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Wired Anemometer for Tower?


On 4/27/2014 3:15 PM, EZ Rhino wrote:
> I have tried a few different weather stations, so I can unequivocally tell you 
what NOT to get.
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> DON'T buy anything under $300.  *sigh*

Mine cost 40 something, works fine, is made of cheap plastic. Uses plain 
old Duracell non rechargeable. Last 2 years or more outside. The ones 
indoors only last 6 mo to a year.  Probably cost twice that much 
now...if available

Mounted on the tower where I can just reach it with an 8' stepladder.

Does nothing except report wind speed, direction,temp, humidity, and 
relative temp.

73

Roger(K8RI)

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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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
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> On Apr 27, 2014, at 11:01 , Steve Jones wrote:
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> 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.
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> 73,
>
> Steve
> N6SJ
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