Perhaps contact Davis support and see if they'll cut you a deal due to incompatibility. Worst that happens is they say no.
On Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 2:01:01 PM UTC-7 Astrobirder wrote: > I didn't include a budget as all the stations I've looked at are under > $500, except the Vantage Pro 2, and I could stretch to that if it were the > recommended solution, but it appears that to use it for my case, would mean > the station AND a new WeatherLink module (arghhh) so the price really hits > over $1k, which seems a bit steep. > > I have the old Weatherlink that works with the old Vantage Pro, but it > looks like it isn't compatible with either the Vue or the Pro2! > > On Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 4:47:08 PM UTC-4 vince wrote: > >> Have a budget number you want to hit ? >> >> Given 15 years history with Davis, you might pick up a Vue or maybe just >> the sensor suite if your old console is compatible. Looks like Scaled >> Instruments and Scientific Systems have dueling sales going on. A full Vue >> for under $275 is a pretty good deal. Given you have your old system >> connected to the pi, you have to have some kind of modern-enough datalogger >> that would still work with new Davis gear (?). >> >> Nice thing about Davis is that it doesn't require connectivity to phone >> home to a vendor site in order to function. >> >> If you want to go low-cost and add indoor sensors cheaply, Ecowitt is >> pretty nice although its gateway needs Internet connectivity for its >> watchdog timers. Given the vendor is in China, that concerns some folks. >> But Gary's driver works great. >> >> If it's me, I would skip the $279 Ecowitt HP2551 and go with a Vue at the >> same price, if you already have a compatible logger. But it's not me :-) >> >> -- 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/10e54302-b6b2-4d1d-8994-2332b09ba86fn%40googlegroups.com.
