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The Weather Channel WS-2310TWC Professional Weather Station
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The Weather Channel WS-2310TWC Professional Weather Station
- Professional weather center with three remote sensors (thermo/hygro sensor, rain gauge, wind gauge)
- Displays radio controlled time/date, barometric pressure, indoor/outdoor temperature and humidity
- Also reports wind speed/direction; wind chill; dew point; rainfall for 1 hour, 24 hours, or total
- Forecast icon forecasts weather 12-20 hours in advance; storm warning alarm
- Included CD-ROM software uploads 175 sets of weather data to PC
Product Description
Professional Weather Station, Features Wireless Indoor & Outdoor Temperature, Records Min/Max Rainfall, Temperature, Wind Chill, Barometric Pressure & Dew Point Totals, Shows Wind Speed & Direction, Forecast Icon, Weather Data Can Be Uploaded To Your PC, Atomic Time & Date, 12 Or 24 Time Display, Time Zone & Alarm Setting, El Backlight, Transmission Range Up To 330' With Input From 3 Sensors & Wall Hanging Or Free Standing.
Amazon.com Review
This device is geared to the serious weather nerd rather than the amateur as it gives a more complete picture of weather patterns and has more complicated accessories and a more complex screen to decipher for readings. About the size of a thermostat, the base unit mounts on a tabletop or wall and has numerous wireless gadgets that feed information into the weather center. First, the station reports the humidity and temperature in Fahrenheit and Celsius for indoor locations and outdoor locations using a remote sensor positioned up to 80 feet away. The weather station records the minimum and maximum temperatures and humidity readings within a 24-hour period and recalls them at your prompting. The unit also displays wind chill and dew point temperatures for folks looking for very exact weather information. Other features of this station include a weather tendency indicator, which predicts weather for the next 12- to 20-hour time period based on air pressure changes in easy-to-understand grapichal icons. Air pressure, either absolute or relative, is shown just below the weather forecast icon in inHg or hPa. A remote wind transmitter provides detailed information on wind speed and the weather station reports measurements in mph, km/h, m/s, knots, or Beaufort. The base unit also shows wind direction via an easy-to-read compass display. This kit also includes a remote rain transmitter, which measures and displays data on rainfall for 1-hour and 24-hour periods and also provides a total rainfall amount in either millimeters or inches. The wireless station even has a storm warning alarm to give you ample time to prepare for foul weather. For added convenience, the wireless weather station has a clock that reports time in hours, minutes, and seconds in either a 12- or 24-hour time mode and the accurate date and day of the week. For precise time- and date-keeping, the gadget has a built-in antenna system that receives signals from the WWVB radio transmitter in Fort Collins, Colorado, which is in turn is regulated by the atomic clock. This weather station comes with its own software on CD-ROM that allows users to upload up to 175 full sets of weather reports to a PC. Other accessories include a thermo-hygro transmitter, a rain transmitter, a wind transmitter, and a serial port cable. The wireless weather station requires three AA batteries for the receiver and another two for the thermo-hygro sensor and is covered by a one-year warranty. --Cristina Vaamonde
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The Weather Channel WS-2310TWC Professional Weather Station
- Lawn & Patio: 0 pages
- Publisher: La Crosse Technology
- Label: La Crosse Technology
- Studio: La Crosse Technology
- Batteries: 5 AA batteries required
- Average Customer Review: based on 9 reviews
- Sales Rank in Garden: #2198
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Don't bother!!! 2008-05-01
Comment: I have had this unit for over a year. I am very displeased with it and have told the company so. The fan is the wind anemometer driving unit. During winter storms the fan freezes up from snow or ice. You can take it down and clean it, or wait for it to thaw out, which usually takes days. The wind vane, on top of the fan anemometer, whips the fan around so much you don't get accurate readings. (I wish I'd purchased a unit with cups and not a fan). Don't put the thermo sensor in the sun. It has to be out of direct sunlight to give accurate readings. The computer part of the system, I've found, is only compatible with Windows 98. I've used XP and ME and get really wierd wind and rain readings. The unit is better than nothing but more thought should have went into designing it. The connection for the computer is a serial connector. It should have been a USB connector. I love being able to use both the display unit and computer for checking weather readings. And resetting everything is a breeze on the computer. The history data is very useful too. You can set the unit to take reading every two minutes if you like. Your history file would get pretty full though. Being a SKYWARN spotter and Amateur Radio Operator I enjoy weather, and this unit is fair for doing the job.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Great Value and Functionality! 2007-10-29
Comment: I found this item at a substantial discount at H******** A****** (a specialist in closeouts), and am delighted with it in all respects. I made a cruciform mast out of 3/4" PVC and mounted the anemometer to the top upright, and rain gauge on one of the arms with "U" bolts fashioned out of threaded rod. All the wires are threaded down through the upright and out the bottom and back under the eaves of my garage, at the roof peak of which the mast is fastened. It helps to have a telephone wire RJ-11 plug kit and pliers to shorten the cable lengths appropriately.
Everything worked great out of the box! The instructions are deficient in that they lack illustrations showing how all this goes together, and one has to read them closely to discover that the rain gauge must be partially disassembled for mounting!
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: It is hard to believe... 2007-08-24
Comment: I pondered this purchase for quite some time. It seemed to offer the same features as the $500+ Davis and Peet Bros. stations for a whole bunch less and even included the software for free. Finally bought it and am quite pleased. My ham transmitter may screw up the rain gauge "inches in the last hour" recording, but I am not even sure about that.
I sure cannot see anything the expensive stations have that this one doesn't have except for its "non-hackability". As a gadget geek, I'd like to know more about the interfaces and the software construction.
5 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Avoid this product 2007-08-22
Comment: LaCrosse technical support is abysmal. 9 times out of 10 when you call you will have to leave a voice mail. These units ship with cheap telephone cable that easily pick up interference. You can use the wireless mode to help combat this, but you will only get updates once every 2 minutes. For wind information (gusts) this is unacceptable. Just be warned, you get what you pay for.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Handy 2007-08-09
Comment: Delighted with the weather station; good design and enjoy knowing wind, rain, temperature, humidity etc.
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