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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