weather stations

hi just wondering if anyone on here has one of those wireless weather stations like the ones Jaycar sell, if so are the worth it or are they just cheap ( at $130+) not so cheap plastic rubbish?


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Fri, 2011-09-16 13:26

We have had two down at the sea rescue base and both of them carked it, now we just call up Carnarvon weather on the radio to get an instant report

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weather station WOFTM

Fri, 2011-09-16 20:20

Don't waste time and money on them I got a Canadian made one from the people you mentioned, broiught the power pack to go with it as I mounted the sensors up on the roof to get clean wind etc and didn't want to get up on the roof changing batteries every other week. I't only lasted 5 months then stopped sending signals to the reading station in the house. To me a lot of $$ for 5 months life, willy weather is a better way to go

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mrs just bought me one

Fri, 2011-09-16 22:43

It has a wireless function and can also store the info via a usb that records the data. Every week or so you simply plug the usb into your pc and it can map out weather patterns ect.

 

i am yet to install it as I was only given the weather station as a present a few days ago but will let you know what it is like once up and running

 

scano

 

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sounds like the one I was

Sat, 2011-09-17 08:35

sounds like the one I was looking at scano, might stay away from them after the bad reports though.