sorry to say that but you are just trading subjective non-representative
opinions regarding Ecowitt (and clone) stations and hardware
modern Ecowitt stations have proven to be quite reliable and to compare
an ancient WH1080 with the modern Fine Offset / Ecowitt hardware is like
comparing a year 2020 BMW or Mercedes with the models around the year 1940.
Most of the Ecowitt station owners nowadays are quite happy with their
choice. Shit can always happen, also with a 2-5 times more expensive
Davis Weather station. The main users of the German Weather forum are
quite critical regarding quality etc. - and of course nothing is perfect
(a Davis Vantage Pro2 neither). In that forum they call a spade a spade
and nobody has a business relation to FineOffset/Ecowitt there (what you
are insinuating in your mail). Some shortcomings of the modern Ecowitt
stations exist, yes, but are not in the area of longevity so far. Mostly
rather what Germans call "complaints at a very high level".
But of course the choice is yours
On 22.06.2023 19:15, [email protected] wrote:
Thanks Michael for your reply.
I'm aware of the Ecowitt/Universe. Earlier this afternoon, a guy from
Ecowitt suggested some Froggit Stations, for example the Froggit
HP1000SE Pro Ultrasonic and the GW2000/DP2000 in a German forum for
weather stations.
Since a friend of mine had also a WH1080 SE which died within 4 years
and mine is also dying now, I'm not sure about the reliability of the
hardware from Ecowitt/Froggit. That's the reason, I want to get more
robust and stable hardware.
[email protected] schrieb am Donnerstag, 22. Juni 2023 um 19:05:14
UTC+2:
Hi Flo, I had similar requirements and finally bought Ecowitt
hardware some weeks ago and I'm really happy with it. They have a
modular approch and you can choose between numerous consoles,
gateways, sensors, ... That was the main reason why I chose this
hardware. You can also get spare parts and extra sensors any time
later.
There is also a significant large community running this type of
hardware.
All sensors come with independent wireless transmission, but there
is no USB connection for the data transfer. But, if you buy the
gateway, with the GW1000 driver it should be even more easy to get
the data into weewx running in a VM using (W)LAN.
I spent not even 500€ for:
- wireless HumiTemp Outdoor Sensor
- a nice, customisable console, wall mountable, SD-Card data storage
- indoor humitemp & pressure sensor
- the gateway
- a lightning sensor
- a 7-in-1 sensor with an ultrasonic anemometer, luminosity
sensor, piezo rain sensor, extra outside humitemp sensor
(overruled by the other sensor)
- a classic rain gauge with bucket
There are more sensors available you can connect, like for air
quality, leaf wetness, soil temperature, extra humitemp sensors, ....
In EU (DE) there is froggit branded ecowitt hardware available.
https://www.froggit.de/
Or buy from ecowitt directly, they should take care of all tax and
customs fees: https://shop.ecowitt.com/
[email protected] schrieb am Donnerstag, 22. Juni 2023 um
17:31:53 UTC+2:
Hi guys,
as the title suggest, I'm searching for a weather station in
the 400-600 Euro price range. Currently I have a Froggit
WH1080 SE, but after around 4.5 years, it seems that the
station could fail completely in the next days/weeks. So I'd
like to be prepared, if it's completely broken.
What I would like to have with the new station:
- More robust and longer lasting hardware
- Console with a nice big display
- Wall mountable console
- Wireless data transmission
- USB connection from the console to the pc preferred, since
weewx runs in a virtual machine on my server (if everything
else fits, the usb connection is not crucial, I can find a
solution)
I had a look at the Davis Vantage Vue, but the 250 Euro extra
for the usb adapter hurt.
So if you have any alternative, feel free to comment. ;)
Thank you for your help!
Flo
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