- Complete home weather station designed to track and display data gathered from accompanying external sensors
- Set includes a base station receiver, AC/DC adapter, PC weather software, and 3 sensors to monitor outdoor wind, rain, temperature, and humidity
- System leverages a wireless 433MHz frequency signal to transfer data
- A 6.7 by 1.37 by 5.43-inch LC display screen comprises the base station; PC interface option included
- Battery and plug-in power options supported; 1-year warranty
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Monitor the accuracy of local television weather forecaster or strategically determine the optimum spot for a garden with the help of La Crosse’s home weather station. Using a wireless 433MHz frequency signal, this system is designed to track and display data gathered from three remotely located sensors. The three included sensors track wind speed with direction and variation, amount of rainfall, as well as temperature and humidity levels. A liquid crystal screen--measuring 6.7 by 1.37 by 5.43 inches--serves as the hub for the system and offers clear digital number display along with a symbolic weather forecast indicator. Regular highs and lows with corresponding time and date can be tracked and stored, allowing the exploration of weather patterns and trends with up-to-the-minute accuracy.
The comprehensive operating manual clearly outlines set-up instructions and ways to best leverage the system. For continuous display, use of the included 120-volt AC adaptor is recommended; less frequent readings can be supported by the use of three AA batteries. For the computer-inclined, a CD ROM containing wireless weather station software enables a PC interface. This product is covered by La Crosse’s one-year limited warranty. -- Amy Arnold
What’s in the Box
Base station receiver; wind sensor; rain sensor; thermo-hygro sensor; wire connection for base station; AC/DC power adaptor; wireless weather station software CD Rom; PC RS232 serial port cable.
Product Description
This professional weather station is a high quality weather system able to read, process and display data from three outdoor sensors either through connected wire or by wireless 433MHz frequency signal. All the weather information is simultaneously displayed on the large user-friendly LCD for up to the minute weather. An included PC interface also allows you to track the information through your computer.
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great for the casual/amateur weather enthusiast,
By Mike Frerkes "Mike" (Bettendorf, IA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: La Crosse Technology WS-2310 Professional Weather Center (Kitchen)
As far as price goes, you won't find any unit with comparable features nearly as cheap. However, there are some inherent design problems which make the product troublesome for die-hard weather enthusiasts.Good points: 1) The temperature readings are very accurate, almost dead-on with NWS observations. 2) Humidity and barometric pressure readings are also pretty close to NWS readings, though these can sometimes be a little off depending on certain conditions. 3) The computer interface works flawlessly with my old Compaq running on a Celeron processor. The HeavyWeather software is quite user-friendly, though lacking somewhat in the features department. 4) The price, obviously. If you're like me and can't afford a $500+ station, this unit will suffice until the boss gives you a big raise. Bad points: 1) The anemometer is not 100% accurate. Even with a wired connection to the sensor, readings are taken only once per eight seconds. You will likely miss some peak wind gusts because of this. Also, the anemometer design is prone to clogging from wind-borne debris or freezing rain. 2) Though my unit has been pretty reliable so far, I've heard many horror stories about LaCrosse's support--or total lack of it, to be more precise! 3) The cable which connects the wind and rain sensors to the wireless transmitter is not shielded. If you are in an area subject to RF interference, forget about obtaining any useable data. 4) The wireless configuration only sends information to the base unit once every two minutes. You'll need to run the cable in order to get more frequent readings. In summation: I really enjoy having this unit. It has allowed me to post live weather data from my location to the Internet 24/7. My only real complaint is with the wind readings. I live in a commercial district where nearby obstructions slightly degrade the accuracy of wind measurements, but LaCrosse's poor design of the anemometer aggravates this situation even further.
38 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A decent bargin,
This review is from: La Crosse Technology WS-2310 Professional Weather Center (Kitchen)
A good basic weather station for amateur enthusiasts. It's not too difficult to set up and the PC interface works well too, although it does consume 20-25% of your CPU at all times. Although it says "Wireless" - the station is not completely wireless. The rain and wind sensors have to be connected via the included phone cable to a junction box which then wirelessly transmits the data inside. Still, this isn't too bad. I used a 10' one inch PVC pipe to secure everything (wind, temp sensor) - so all of the wires can be kept neat in one location. I then strapped the PVC pipe to a small tree.Other Pros: - Reasonably priced ($200 at Best Buy) - No wires to run inside the house - PC interface - Attractive Display - Readings seem very accurate thus far Cons: - Low Temp and Wind-Chill Range of -21.8 degrees F (many far northern US locations can drop below this in the winter months) - have a backup for bitter cold mornings! - Flimsy buttons - must be pressed really hard to go through the functions. - No Snooze alarm, which sucks for me since this doubles as my alarm clock! - Operation of the various functions should be easier and more intuitive. It's easy to mess something up if you aren't careful. Make sure you have the instructions handy! Overall Im happy with this unit so far. It beats spending upwards of 800 - 1000 for something I'll probably move to a new location in a year anyway. For 200 bucks, you've got a mostly wireless outdoor thermometer, hydrometer, rain gauge, wind gauge, and barometer. Hopefully, it will last a few years!
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good starter unit...but an upgrade will be wanted in a year or two.,
By Into "voidness" (everywhereandnowhere) - See all my reviews
This review is from: La Crosse Technology WS-2310 Professional Weather Center (Kitchen)
First of all, for those who complain about the inaccuracy of the anemometer, at least two things need to be taken into consideration: 1) Maybe this is too obvious to state, but you need to make sure that you have it placed high enough to not be blocked by surrounding houses, structures, and trees. In some urban or even suburban locations, where buildings are close together this might be difficult, if not impossible to achieve. 2) If you go as wireless as this system can be, that is, not having the display console connected by wire to the central thermo-hygrometer unit, the wind speed will only be monitored every 128 seconds: i.e. if the windspeed is only monitored every two-plus minutes, a lot of "good gusts" are missed...therefore your best bet is to go ahead and connect the display unit to the thermo-hygrometer by wire, which allows the windspeed to be monitored every eight seconds, but thus reneders this unit not "wireless," at all. Even with an eight second interval, you can miss some good gusts, but at least I've found this unit to be more than adequate for measuring sustained winds, even if it's kind of hit-and-miss for catching the big gusts. Btw, those who point out that it isn't truly wireless, since the anemometer and rain meter have to be wired to the central thermo/hygrometer, are correct.The biggest problem with this unit is that the buttons on the otherwise well-designed display unit tend to stick...in fact, just two days ago--unfortunately one month after the one year warranty expired--the display button, which is the most frequently used since it is used to scroll through most of the various readings, became hopelessly jammed. It turns out that my only viable option for trying to get some more use from the system is to purchase a new display console ($85.95 plus $6.50 shipping, on ambientweather.com is by far the best price I could find). If I can get one more year of use from this system I will be pretty satisfied...but now that I know how much I enjoy having a weather station I will be upgrading next year...definitely not with a La Crosse. This is my first unit, and I have learned a lot about what I want, and don't want, from a weather station. Considering the price, not a bad choice for a first timer.
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