RE: Re: Weather Station Advice

["christopher purves" <CHRIS_PURVES@xxxxxxx>]

Perfect thats exactly what I wanted to hear!!

Chris



>From: "David Chapman" <david@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Weather Station Advice
>Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 22:11:39 +0100
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> > WMR968 (US) 211$ + 66$postage + tax =~ £185
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>I bought the 968 from the States almost 5 years ago and it works a
treat.
>No
>atomic clock is no problem as the software on the PC sorts that and it
only
>drifts a few seconds each month anyway. Tried loads of software over
the
>years but settled on the excellent FreeWX, not only the cheapest but
the
>best features and very stable. You need a serial port on the PC but it
does
>work with USB-Serial converters. I'm running the serial over about 20
>metres
>of Cat 5.
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>The transmitter units are about 30 metres from the receiver on the top
of
>my
>shed. They didn't work reliably just on solar so I put batteries in
then
>(must check as it's a couple of years). They transmit on 433Mhz which I
>don't think is licenced in the UK but the range is such they won't
reach
>outside my garden so that doesn't worry me.
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>All in all it's been a good bit of kit that even has SWMBO approval !
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>Hope that helps,
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>David C
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