New Davis Vantage Vue

[Jayson Prentice]

This looks like it would be a great station for a roof-mount for those that are or would like to use a VantagePro product. Nice new compact design, and at a much lower price makes it a front runner for that option I think.

As far as home weather station use I don't think it is too much better given the idea that the whole sensor suite has to be mounted at the same height, meaning either wind speed at 6' or temperatures at 30' would not be ideal.

No information on the Davis site at the moment, but information is on Ambient Weather and a few other websites:

http://www.ambientweather.com/da6250.html


Also... While we are on the subject of Davis weather stations, does anyone know if there is another option of getting the console connected to a PC without purchasing weatherlink software? Not looking to purchase that software for $120 when there are other programs that can do what I need if connected to a PC for free. Thanks

 

[Jason Foster]

By the look of the instrument pack, marine use is likely the target. I'd be curious what the actual dimensions are, as it may be a little too compact to get proper direction readings, and speed. But it also may (and likely) use the standard (small) cups, which sacrifice some low speed values versus being stronger for high wind readings.

Will investigate later, but I have my station set and done...and working well.

 

[Andrew Revering]

The problem with the Davis WeatherLink software is that although it's pretty crappy compared to Virtual Weather Station and some others that DO work with Davis, you still need to buy it to get the 'Data Logger' which is this very small piece of hardware that you install either inside the Console or the Envoy if you have that... and it comes out with a little USB adapter to connect to your PC. Without buying the software, you don't get this data logger/usb adapter, unless you can find it stand alone online somewhere.