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Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 4:35
PM
Subject: 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)
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[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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