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- From: Leigh Hauter <bullrunfarm AT hughes.net>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] weather station
- Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:35:50 -0400
Title: Re: [Market-farming] weather station
I have Davis' Vantage Pro weather station. I'm generally
very happy with it.
Shortly after I bought it (about ten years ago) Davis upgraded to
Vantage Pro 2 which isn't compatible with VP1. The difference
is, I believe, the upgraded version uses a different wireless system
and the new weather station can be farther away from the download
console than the earlier version can.
The negatives -- I use a Mac and Davis' software only thinks of
Mac's as an after thought.
The Apple version of the Davis software does not store some of
the information such as UV, solar radiation and soil moisture and soil
temperature even if your weather station has the gauges to report this
information.
Additionally, Davis' weather stations can only connect to
weatherunderground if you are using a PC. The Mac version of the
Davis software, unlike Maury and his Oregon Scientific will not
connect.
So, VP is a really decent weather station (I now have
ten years of weather information stored on my computer), besides being
a solid weather station the VP probably has more whistles and bells
than any other station on the market today. And if you have a PC you
can store all of that information as well as share it with others
through the wunderground. The one drawback is for us Mac users.
The mac version of the davis software is definitely second rate.
Leigh
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At 5:48 PM -0400 3/31/10, maury sheets wrote:
Barb,
Try ambientweather.com. They have every type of weather station made. From just thermometers to full weather stations connected to the internet in real time. I have Oregon Scientific with solar relays to the computer and a full internet connection for all info to the weather underground (wunderground). With Weather Exchange (free software, no purchase necessary), you can see all your neighbors weather stations in real time (the whole country as a matter of fact if you put different zip codes in). Weather underground will also store your data automatically on their site. Love my unit.
Maury Sheets
Woodland Produce
South jersey (zip 08320 for my station on weather underground)
From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of BarbaraJ
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 12:04 PM
To: 'Market Farming'
Subject: [Market-farming] weather station
For you folks using weather stations, what type do you use and like? I'm looking for an economical wireless weather station, but have no idea what types are best. Thanks.
Barb
Front Range, Colorado
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[Market-farming] weather station,
BarbaraJ, 03/31/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] weather station,
Bill Bradshaw, 03/31/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] weather station, Mike Rock, 03/31/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] weather station,
maury sheets, 03/31/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] weather station,
Leigh Hauter, 03/31/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] weather station, BarbaraJ, 03/31/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] weather station,
Leigh Hauter, 03/31/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] weather station,
Bill Bradshaw, 03/31/2010
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