Customer Reviews

La Crosse Technology WS-9016U Sun/Moon Wireless Weather Station

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Just purchased the La Crosse WS-9016U Atomic Weather Forecaster and this review is based on less than 2 days of ownership. You should read the manual on how this thing works because if you expect instantaneous results the moment you stick in batteries you will be disappointed. You should give this gizmo at least 24 hours to settle in. You don't even have to set the time or day, leave it alone and it will do it by itself. Just apply your settings such as city, weather forecasting sensitivity, LCD contrast for readability and how you like to read the temperature in C or F then let it be for 24 hours and it will take care of the rest.

Pros: Housing colour nice and muted. Set it and forget it. Weather forecasting (Haven't had this long enough to know if it can do better than a meteorologist).

Cons: Cheesy and stiff button settings behind the cover. No day of week or 4 digit year displayed. There should be a button to have the LCD backlit. Contrast display works but don't stick this near a window where it will be bright.

It took some fiddling to get it set up and you actually have to read the manual. It was easy enough once you got the hang of it, though. It took about 15-20 minutes to get things going.

At first the remote temperature sensor didn't work, but removing and reinserting the batteries in both the remote and the base station did the trick (as the manual suggested).

This was a Christmas present for my dad. Even though the weather was clear on Christmas, the unit predicted rain (as did the local meterologists). It took a couple of days, but rain it did. Yesterday (Dec. 27) we got a good soaking. Pretty cool.

By the way, we put the remote sensor in the freezer and it read 31 degrees, so it seems to be at least generally accurate.

Before purchasing the WS-9016U I read the reviews.

The best advice is to read tha manual!

Follow the setup instructions.

Give it time for the Atomic clock to hit. I left mine overnight and the next day it was spot on. Has accurate in temperature indoor and out as well as time for over a month of service.

Don't be impatient!

I had this setup in less than six minutes....AFTER reading the manual.

I recommend it.

Great product, I bought the additional sensor which is real nice.

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Love the concept, but.... I bought the 9016 model (LaCross Technologies is the mfr) for my wife/family for the holidays. After following the directions included with the unit and an exhaustive look through the FAQ's, etc. at the LaCross Technologies website, I still cannot get the outdoor temperature to read out on the unit - this has nothing to do with distance between the sensor and the unit, etc. -- it does not work. I suspect the transmitter is defective. The company's help desk and email help function on their web site is the worst... it does not ring through and eventually (20 min?) dumps you out of their system all-together. I received no responses from two emails. THIS COMPANY IS THE WORST -- THEIR PRODUCTS DO NOT WORK AND THEY ARE LESS THAN GENUINE ABOUT SERVICE. DO NOT BUY THEIR PRODUCTS.