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Recommend me a weather station!

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  • 21-05-2009 6:22pm
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    miss no stars
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    Ok, so my 21st is coming up and I've decided to request a weather station as a present from my relatives (all together). I want a halfway decent one. Can anyone recommend any? I wouldn't mind having one that also has/can have a webcam attached to it but that's not a critical feature for me. Sturdy and accurate and cat resistant :p


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    squonk
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    Davis Vantage Pro II is the best one you can get. They're on the pricey side though. Very accurate but you'd be talking around €1,000 or so. There are some good ones around the €250-300 mark. Have a look here... http://www.ukweathershop.co.uk/acatalog/weather_stations.html?gclid=CJTTgom8z5oCFUIM3godFARH4A


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    so what would the big differences between say http://www.ukweathershop.co.uk/acatalog/info_1_OS_WMR80.html and http://www.ukweathershop.co.uk/acatalog/info_1_IR_ProX2.html be as an example?

    Is there anything in particular I should be looking for?


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    Danno
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    Go with the Vantage Pro II, the version that has a 24hr FARS comes highly recommended. The unit should come in around the €700 to €800 range. A webcam would be a totally seperate unit that can be picked up in any good PC shop. Have a look through eBay, I have seen good prices on there (last year anyways). Do you have a spare PC that could run 24 hours a day? If so, it would be great to see continious data from you live on the internet.


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    miss no stars
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    what is the advantage of FARS?


    I live in a big sailing area so ultimately I would like to have a webcam aimed at some trees to guage visually what it looks like on live feed... but this would of course be AFTER I get to grips with the station and get myself sorted with a website...


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    BoardsRanger
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    Hi folks, want to get this http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/2584024/art/oregon-scientific/wmr80-professional-weathe.html
    Can anyone tell me if the rain and temp sensors are included or would i have to get them seperately? Thanks


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    kerry1960
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    BoardsRanger wrote: »
    Hi folks, want to get this http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/2584024/art/oregon-scientific/wmr80-professional-weathe.html
    Can anyone tell me if the rain and temp sensors are included or would i have to get them seperately? Thanks

    All in the package , click that small tab more pictures under the display model .


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    BoardsRanger
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    kerry1960 wrote: »
    All in the package , click that small tab more pictures under the display model .

    Cheers for the info kerry1960


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    Danno
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    miss no stars wrote: »
    what is the advantage of FARS?


    I live in a big sailing area so ultimately I would like to have a webcam aimed at some trees to guage visually what it looks like on live feed... but this would of course be AFTER I get to grips with the station and get myself sorted with a website...

    FARS is a Fan Assisted Radiation Shield. This little feature is responsible for maintaining a smooth airflow through the temperature sensor unit.
    Picture this... on a very cold calm clear night, the air inside the temperature sensor might register -4.3c, but the air outside could be closer to -4.8c. So all in all it improves the accuracy of temperature recordings.


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