New Wireless Weather Station Technology
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New Wireless Weather Station TechnologyWhen you were a kid, you may have received a weather station as part of a science kit. You know, the crude thermometer, and the various other little wood, metal, and plastic components that measured wind speed, barometric pressure, and humidity. Maybe it was part of a class project, where you and your classmates dutifully recorded readings several times per day. The young weather bugs among us did this at home too, though we may have tried to keep it hidden from our friends! A lot of us also remember when our parents first got a wall-mounted, indoor/outdoor thermometer - how cool was that? Today our modern technology has brought us a long way - from digital displays to automatic logging, a modern wireless weather station offers it all! They're just the thing for people who want to know about the weather in their own neighborhood, as opposed to at the nearest major airport, which is often 40 miles away or more. Brands from Acu-Rite, GE, LaCrosse, Davis , and Oregon ScientificThese weather stations are so popular that several manufacturers have entered the market over the years, and almost all major brands offer quality and all the basics. From a very affordable basic monitoring station for the casual weather observer, to a higher-priced, high-tech unit with all the bells & whistles for the serious weather aficionado, you can decide what you want and need, and there's bound to be a wireless weather station to match. Some popular brands are Acu-Rite, GE, LaCrosse, Davis , and Oregon Scientific. Like the weather stations of yesterday, almost all of these brands offer temperature and humidity readings. Indoor readings are generally obtained from a sensor within the weather station itself. Outdoor readings are taken by a monitoring device mounted on your roof, or perhaps to a wood fence or exterior wall. One of the biggest advantages of a wireless weather station is that you don't have cable-length restrictions. As long as you mount the monitoring device within radio transmission range of your indoor base station, usually within 80-100 feet or so, you have freedom to place monitoring devices anywhere. The other big advantage and common feature is the ability to have more than one monitoring unit transmitting weather data wirelessly into your base unit. This is a great feature for anyone with a greenhouse. With the simple press of a button, the digital display on your base weather station will show you the outside temperature, or your greenhouse temperature and humidity. At Retail outlets, Specialty stores or OnlineSome brands of wireless weather station, such as GE and perhaps La Crosse , are available in consumer retail outlets such as Target, Walmart, and Sears. Others are available only in more specialized retail outlets like Brookstone, and still others like Acu-Rite and Oregon Scientific are most easily found online. When shopping, you should look for the features you want and need of course, but also consider ease of setup and installation, customer support, frequency of weather sampling, wireless transmission limits, and of course all the feedback and reviews you can find from current weather station owners. No matter if you're a casual weather observer, a serious student of meteorology, a hobbyist, a member of the Citizen Weather Observer Program, or just an all-round weather bug, take a look at today's wireless weather station choices - you'll be surprised! For more information on wireless weather station, or other weather station related items visit the links below. Related ArticlesNew Wireless Weather Station Technology GE Wireless Weather Station |
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