I’ve bought two Davis VP2 wireless units used via Craigslist for $200 - $300 over the past 8 years; both work fine, one in warm salt air (FL) one in coastal NE summer/winter salt air conditions. Davis has parts for all of them, and re-conditioned ISS units and very good support. They seem to me about as bombproof as you can get for amateur use.
I run a PurpleAir on one and will add another (yes, they are pricey, I agree). > On 24 Aug, 2020, at 14:48, 'loonsailor' via weewx-user > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I need a replacement for my 25-year-old Vantage Pro (original, not +) and am > considering either the Ecowitt 2551 or the 2553 or the Ambient equivalents. > I'll also add a WH41 and a WH43 (or ambient equivalents) ar quality sensors. > I've got a 25 year database of weather (started on wView) and I'm eager to > keep it going. A couple of questions: > > > How does the ultrasonic anemometer compare to the one in the mechanical ones > in accuracy, reliability, and expected longevity? > Of course, I will want to connect the new station to weeWx. I see that there > is a new pull driver for the GW1000. Is it worth getting the GW1000 for that > purpose, or can I use the new driver with the console included with the > stations? > Is the maximum range from station to console the same for GW1000 and the > included console? > One of the things I like about my ancient Vantage Pro is that there is a > 2-week memory in the station console. If my linux server goes down for any > reason, upon startup weeWX will recapture the data that it missed and > populate the DB accordingly. Very nice! Is there any equivalent with the > stations / consoles that I’m considering? > Getting the air quality sensors set up is a stage-2 sort of project for me, > and I understand that it’s not completely straightforward, because there is > no dedicated PM2.5 field in the standard DB. Still, though I’ll worry about > that implementation a bit later, I’d like to plan for it. With that in mind, > is there any reason to prefer the Ambient or the Ecowitt? If I’m picking up > the data with weeWx, how does it get into one of the public air quality maps? > Or, should I consider getting a PurpleAir instead? I know it’s pricier, but > if there’s a good reason to go that way I’m open to it. > Any advice will be eagerly, gratefully accepted. Thanks, in advance. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/07ce6fe1-5682-4780-9e82-ac43ca987a5dn%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/07ce6fe1-5682-4780-9e82-ac43ca987a5dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/A9EADD1E-AB59-4B29-BC07-F52D156F6B77%40gmail.com.
