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(More customer reviews)My wife is a weather geek, so I wanted to get her a weather station. After reading the reviews on weather stations I was concerned. I decided to stay with the top two makers. I purchased the La Crosse ws-2811. The construction quality was 200% + better than one that I looked at four years ago. I had a little trouble connecting to the wind sensor. I left it outside for two day to insure that the batteries had been fully charged. On the second day I lost the outdoor temperature readings. I opened up the compartment for the batteries in the thermo-hygro sensor and the batteries had sort of buckled and not making connection. I put a strip of tape across the batteries to hold them in place and the outdoor temperature was instantly received but not the wind and rain. Tried resetting the display and wind sensor with no luck. Removed & reinstalled the batteries from the display unit and everything worked. This was the first time I became aware of all the reception icons. Everything is installed with 40 feet of each other and I have no problem with reception. Probably would have installed quicker if I had read installation step 4 and 5 more closely. Placed the thermo-hygro sensors next to the displayunit in the house and received exactly the same readings for indoor and outdoor. I have not tested out the pc software. I leaving that for my wife to do. I give this weather station 5 stars. They appear to have resolved the problems I saw in earlier model reviews.
Cons: The unit did not come with manual or pc software. I was able to download the software and 36-page users manual for their web site.
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The local meteorologist has nothing on this all-wireless professional weather center from La Crosse Technology. Accompanied by a thermo-hygro sensor, a solar-powered wind sensor, a self-emptying rain bucket sensor, the weather center assesses a host of climate conditions. The weather center LCD base receiver holds 3000 weather data sets, and displays: date and time in 12- or 24-hour format; forecast icon with tendency indicator; indoor/outdoor temperatures in Fahrenheit or Celsius; indoor/outdoor relative humidity percentage; wind chill, speed, and direction; air pressure; rainfall rate and totals; dew point; minimum/maximum values with time and date stamp; and historical weather graphs. Several weather alert alarms warn of storms or other problematic weather conditions.
The weather center\'s remote sensors evaluate outdoor temperatures from -39.8 to 139.8 degrees F, wind speeds from 0 to 118 mph, and rainfall from 0 to 393-3/5 inches. From a distance up to 164 feet, the wind and rain sensors transmit data to the thermo-hygro sensor. In turn, the thermo-hygro sensor communicates with the base receiver from up to 200 feet away. The base receiver wall-hangs or stands on a tabletop; the sensors come with mounting brackets and hardware for installation. For data storage on a home computer, the weather center comes with a USB transceiver and the free download of La Crosse\'s Heavy Weather 2800 Pro PC software (compatible with Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 operating systems). The transceiver communicates with the base receiver from up to 80 feet away. To power the weather center, the separate purchase of four C and two AA alkaline batteries is required. A limited one-year guarantee covers this item. The oak-framed base receiver measures 7-1/2 inches wide by 1-1/2 inches deep by 7-1/2 inches high.
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