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<BODY style="font-family:'Arial'; font-size:13px"><DIV>Hello Ron,</DIV><DIV>This from Argrnt Data Systems has just been released. Still at the BETA phase but looks very promising. </DIV><DIV>Nice features with a price that looks like excellent value for money. US$120 BETA and approx US$150 production. </DIV><DIV>Peet Brothers compatable output.</DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV>Yahoo Group --- ads-ws1</DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV>wiki.argentdata.com/index.php/ADS-WS1</DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV>www.argentdata.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=29&products_id=135&osCsid=75ab73d3448ab29f7cca2ef520b9f468</DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV>Mike, VK2IN</DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV>On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:10:21 +1100, Ron Graham <ron@ramblin.info> wrote:<BR><BR>> Hi all,<BR>> No doubt lots of different answers to this .. what is the best <BR>> brand/model<BR>> (value for $, reliability etc.) WX station suitable for APRS and local<BR>> domestic output? As well as the normal sensors, I would like the option <BR>> of<BR>> humidity, atmospheric pressure and rain fall.<BR>> If someone has a unit surplus to their requirements in excellent "as <BR>> new"<BR>> condition, please drop me a private e-mail.<BR>><BR>> Ron, VK4BRG.<BR>><BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> OZAPRS mailing list<BR>> OZAPRS@aprs.net.au<BR>> <A href="http://lists.aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs">http://lists.aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs</A><BR>><BR>><BR><BR><U>FROM TRACKER2 Group</U><BR>It's taken longer than expected due to component shortages, but I've got<BR>half a dozen ADS-WS1 weather stations assembled and nearly ready to ship.<BR> <BR>https://www.argentdata.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=135<BR> <BR>There's a ton of stuff not done yet, but the prototype in my office has<BR>been working well for weeks with Virtual Weather Station. I'd recommend<BR>against dropping one on a remote mountain just yet, though.<BR> <BR>The next hardware revision will change terminal block sizes, and will<BR>also have a place to plug in a backup battery. For now there's no<BR>backup for the real-time clock, so if you disconnect power after<BR>programming it, it won't know what time it is. On the other hand, it<BR>doesn't really matter at this point. The APRS transmissions aren't<BR>timestamped anyway, and Virtual Weather Station at least doesn't care<BR>about the time. WeatherView32 seemed to be more picky about that.<BR> <BR>I haven't sourced any extension cables yet, so if you're mounting the<BR>box separate from the mast you'll need to find those yourself. Make<BR>sure they're 4-conductor cables. I've got 50 foot extensions on my test<BR>unit and haven't had any problems.<BR> <BR>All connections to the box (aside from the wind and rain sensors) are<BR>through the terminal block. This includes serial for PC hookup. The<BR>DB9 pigtails listed elsewhere on the site work pretty well for that, or<BR>if you're mounting it remotely you can use some 3-conductor alarm wire<BR>(I find this most convenient since there's an alarm shop next door) for<BR>GND, TXD, and RXD. Setup and firmware updates can be done through the<BR>same connection.<BR> <BR>Anyway, the basics are working, and your patience and understanding<BR>about the lack of polish and documentation gets you a $30 discount off<BR>the planned retail price.<BR> <BR>Scott<BR></DIV><DIV id="M2Signature"><DIV>-- </DIV><DIV>Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: <A href="http://www.opera.com/mail/">http://www.opera.com/mail/</A></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>