flying_silverad
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Anybody own one?
Like it?
What kind is it, and what would you buy/do different?
Like it?
What kind is it, and what would you buy/do different?
Home weather station?
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I have a Davis wx setup, forget the exact model though. it has anemometer + direction, rain gauge, baro + humidity + temperature. generally Davis makes pretty high quality stuff - running fine for about 8 years.
when I installed it I calibrated the barometer to the local airport (~6 miles away) and it's tracked exactly ever since. I thought the computer download of data would be more fun than it actually is, YMMV as they say.
when I installed it I calibrated the barometer to the local airport (~6 miles away) and it's tracked exactly ever since. I thought the computer download of data would be more fun than it actually is, YMMV as they say.
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If you're looking for something permanent (not portable for the launch range)
checkout Weatherbug - https://www.weatherbug.com/backyard/default.asp?sourceid=4
I don't own one and I'm not associated with them, but one of their stations was
setup as a demo at work during the past hurricane season... Seemed to work
pretty good.
checkout Weatherbug - https://www.weatherbug.com/backyard/default.asp?sourceid=4
I don't own one and I'm not associated with them, but one of their stations was
setup as a demo at work during the past hurricane season... Seemed to work
pretty good.
Hi,
I have the Davis Instruments Monitor II setup.. Been running for over 10years so far.
- wind speed/dir
-temp
-humidity
-rain
Mine is the "wired" model. Davis has a new wireless version called the
Vantage Pro II I think. It's also available in the "wired" version also.
I also found the PC data management Software from Davis to be somewhat anticlimatic till I picked up a 3rd party version from Ambient Weather .
Able to now up load my weather data to WeatherUnderGround for easier
webaccess .
Since my flying field is spitting distance from my backyard, this comes in handy when deciding whether to go launch rockets or not.
TonyF
I have the Davis Instruments Monitor II setup.. Been running for over 10years so far.
- wind speed/dir
-temp
-humidity
-rain
Mine is the "wired" model. Davis has a new wireless version called the
Vantage Pro II I think. It's also available in the "wired" version also.
I also found the PC data management Software from Davis to be somewhat anticlimatic till I picked up a 3rd party version from Ambient Weather .
Able to now up load my weather data to WeatherUnderGround for easier
webaccess .
Since my flying field is spitting distance from my backyard, this comes in handy when deciding whether to go launch rockets or not.
TonyF
