Item Package Dimensions L x W x H | 17.5 x 15 x 8 inches |
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Package Weight | 2.79 Kilograms |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 19 x 15 x 7 inches |
Item Weight | 0.01 Pounds |
Brand Name | Davis Instruments |
Color | white |
Material | Polyurethane |
Number of Items | 1 |
Manufacturer | Davis Instruments |
Part Number | 6250 |
Model Year | 2005 |
Included Components | Mounting Hardware |
Sport Type | Boating |
Davis Instruments 6250 Vantage Vue Wireless Weather Station with LCD Console
Purchase options and add-ons
- Self-contained weather monitoring system includes Integrated Sensor Suite (ISS), LCD console, and mounting hardware (mounting pole sold separately)
- Console features an easy-to-read, backlit 3 by 4.375-inch LCD display with a glow-in-the-dark keypad
- Wireless transmission from ISS to console of up to 100 yard with fast updates every 2.5 seconds
- Reports current weather conditions, including indoor and outdoor temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, wind speed and direction, dew point, and rainfall
- Console includes weather forecast icons, moon phase, sunrise/sunset times, graphing of weather trends, alarms and more
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From the manufacturer
- Survives cyclic corrosion tests simulating wear in extreme marine weather environments. Features: Displays indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity, barometric pressure, wind speed, wind direction, rainfall and more. Sealed electronics in the integrated sensor suite provide protection against the elements. Glow-in-the-dark keypad for night viewing and domed buttons for better feel.
Davis Instruments 6250 Vantage Vue Wireless Weather Station
Specifications
Updates every 2.5 seconds (up to 10x faster than the competition). Wireless transmission up to 1000 ft. (300 m) is 3x farther than the competition. Records wind speed as low as 2 mph (3 km/hr) and as high as 150 mph (241 km/hr). Solar-powered with stored energy backup. Easy-to-read, backlit LCD screen at 3" x 4-3/8" (8 x 11 cm).
- The new Davis Vantage Vue weather station combines Davis' legendary accuracy and rugged durability into a compact station that's easy to set up and use. Vantage Vue includes a sleek but tough outdoor sensor array and a distinctive LCD console. Its unique Weather Center function provides additional information on each weather variable.
- In addition, Davis has made Vantage Vue radio-compatible with our flagship Vantage Pro2 stations so you can mix-and-match most components. Applications: Home weather watching and gardening. Schools and universities. Marinas and vacation homes. Fire fighting and emergency response.
Product Description
Product Description
This wireless weather station provides accurate, reliable weather monitoring in a self-contained, easy-to-install system. Includes outdoor sensor array and LCD console. Mounting hardware included; mounting pole sold separately.
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The 6250 Vantage Vue Wireless Weather Station provides accurate, reliable weather monitoring in a self-contained, easy-to-install system. Designed to provide the weather data you need for home use, educational purposes, boating and more, the Vantage Vue includes a sleek but tough outdoor Integrated Sensor Suite (ISS) and a comprehensive console. The ISS sets up in minutes and starts sending data wirelessly to your console anywhere in your home, school, or business--within a 1,000-foot range. The ISS updates to the easy-to-read LCD screen on your console every 2.5-seconds. Constantly updated readouts provide you with current weather conditions, including indoor and outdoor temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, wind speed and direction, dew point, and rainfall. The user-friendly console features a backlit, 3 by 4.375-inch LCD screen and a glow-in-the-dark keypad that allows you multiple views and functions including weather forecasting, moon phase and sunrise/sunset times, graphing of weather trends, alarms and more. Vantage Vue's innovative Weather Center button will display additional data on weather variables for today and over the last 25 days. Finally, with the optional WeatherLink data logger and software you can gain access to additional weather analyses in a variety of versions.
The sleek and tough Integrated Sensor Suite (ISS) is built to stand up to intense weather conditions. Console Features:
- Forecast Icons: Icons let you know to expect sun, part sun, clouds, rain, or snow.
- Variable Display Options: See updated variables every 10 seconds for heat index and wind chill to get a better "feel" for the outside environment.
- Weather Center: provides additional information for each weather variable, such as daily highs and lows, temperature changes by the hour and barometric value changes. Also displays astronomical data such as meteor showers.
- User-Friendly Keypad: Domed buttons are easy to sense and press. Glow-in-the-dark keypad offer day and night usability.
- Retransmits: Main console can extend range to additional consoles up to 1,000 feet away.
- Graphs: Graph the last 25 hours, days or months. View up to 50 graphs including temperature, rain, rain rate, wind and barometric pressure--all on the console.
- "This Time Yesterday" Feature: Data point on the graph indicates the weather during the same time yesterday to help compare and analyze day-to-day weather trends.
- Alarms: Set 22 simultaneous, different alarms to warn of dangers such as high winds, freezing temperatures, rain rate, flood warning, and more.
- Time and Date: View the current time and date or the time of sunrise/sunset.
- Moon Phase: See the eight phases of the moon from new to full.
- Barometer: Five-position trend arrow shows whether barometric pressure is rising, falling, or stable.
- Temperature and Humidity: Console updates outside temperature every 10 seconds and inside temperature every minute. In addition, outside humidity updates every 50 seconds and inside humidity every minute.
- Rain: Console updates rain totals and rain rate every 20 seconds for the last 25 hours, days, months.
- Wind Speed: See wind speed updates every 2.5 seconds, in miles per hour, meters per second, kilometers per hour, and knots. Provides the average and high wind speed for two-minute and ten-minute intervals.
- Units of Measure: Data is reported in US standard units.
Integrated Sensor Suite (ISS) Features:
- Wireless: Frequency-hopping spread spectrum radio frequency from 902 to 928 MHz ensures consistent transmission up to 1,000 feet from integrated sensor suite to console. Survived cyclic corrosion tests simulating wear in extreme weather environments
- Solar-powered with stored energy backup: Solar Panel energizes the station during the day. On-board super capacitor provides power at night. Lithium battery provides backup when needed.
- Rain Collector: Self-emptying tipping spoon measures rain with 0.01-inch resolution.
- Anemometer: Records wind speeds from two to 150 miles per hour.
- Wind Direction: Measures wind direction in compass points or degrees.
- Temperature/Relative Humidity: Outside temperature readings from -40 to 150 degrees Fahrenheit (-40 to 65 degrees Celsius). Measures relative humidity from 0 to 100 percent.
- Weather Proof Cover: is corrosion-resistant and extremely durable. Electronics are potted or over-molded for added moisture shielding.
- Radiation Shield: protects from solar radiation and other sources of radiated and reflected heat.
- Easy Installation with included mounting hardware kit.
- Bubble Level: Allows for more accurate installation and better data collection.
What's in the Box?
Integrated Sensor Suite (ISS), LCD console, mounting hardware
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Additional Information
ASIN | B002LLVFK0 |
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Customer Reviews |
4.5 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #260,402 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden) #387 in Weather Stations |
Date First Available | July 7, 2004 |
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Customers like the performance, ease of assembly, quality, weather forecast, and accuracy of the outdoor living product. They mention that it works great, is easy to set up and use, and comes with well-written manuals. They also appreciate the accuracy of its weather data, saying that it's accurate to other weather stations.
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Customers like the performance of the outdoor living product. They say it works great, performs flawlessly every day, and has pretty much every function you could need as an amateur weather. The rain gauge works without question and the temperature accuracy is amazing. Overall, customers are happy with the product's performance and recommend it to others.
"...from what I have experienced for the past two weeks, the unit has been working great...." Read more
"...found the outdoor unit and console to be high quality and function easily and perfectly. I love it and would buy it again." Read more
"...UPDATE: Still working good, but if you get snow (like we do here in MN), then might need to brush it off...." Read more
"...Davis also offers some really useful add on accessories that you can purchase for their system which are not offered by the other systems, for..." Read more
Customers find the installation process of the outdoor living product to be easy. They mention that the console is easy to use and the wireless receiver is quick to connect. Customers also appreciate the well-written manuals that come with the product.
"...take a bit time to get used to but menus are pretty logical and easy to follow. I have absolutely no problem navigating around after two days...." Read more
"...The Davis Vantage Vue shipped fast and was easy to setup and install. I really like Davis's setup and installation videos on their website...." Read more
"...I found the instruction easy to follow and the assembly was very easy. Everything fit perfectly and there was nothing difficult to assemble...." Read more
"...Davis, on the other hand has much better integration, including the ability to update the console with the "wee_device" command...." Read more
Customers like the quality of the outdoor living product. They say it's well-made, reliable, and easy to use. The stations are rugged and simple to install, and the design is better. The Vue console is very nice and gives great readouts and the signal strength is good.
"...Upon until I did a lot of research and found that Davis makes the most reliable, and accurate weather station that non-scientists can afford to buy...." Read more
"...In short, I found the outdoor unit and console to be high quality and function easily and perfectly. I love it and would buy it again." Read more
"...Secondly, the Davis system,is much more accurate and about ten times more reliable than the more expensive Oregon Scientific wireless system, which..." Read more
"...My unit has been rock-steady reliable over 5 full years. No physical failures at all. It looks just fine, no degradation of plastic parts is visible...." Read more
Customers like the weather forecast of the outdoor living product. They mention that it makes the most reliable and accurate weather station that non-scientists can use. The rain data is important so that they can gauge when they should water the plants. The unit, the temp, wind, and rain is accurate, and they are able to access the weather in their backyard from anywhere. The only glitch they see is with the console.
"...of research and found that Davis makes the most reliable, and accurate weather station that non-scientists can afford to buy...." Read more
"...The console is big and bright and can work on AC or batteries and it's wireless so it works remotely and the connection has never failed...." Read more
"...4. More accurate readings. Davis is known as one of the most accurate weather stations you can get and it shows, I have more consistent readings..." Read more
"...on wind speed and direction (2.5 sec) so it's quick and easy to verify wireless reception.*..." Read more
Customers like the value of the outdoor living product. They say it's worth the price.
"...All in all I consider it money well spent. Update time is about as good as it gets." Read more
"...The range and power of the sending unit is worth the higher price. I am very satisfied with this item." Read more
"...An u will have reset the console an the recevier. But it's worth every bit ur money.All n all I haven't try accurate 5-in 1 weather...." Read more
"...Highly recommended and worth the price. We have purchased other stations but this is definitely the best!" Read more
Customers are satisfied with the accuracy of the outdoor living product. They mention that it has been extremely accurate, and it almost always matches weather provided by other weather stations. The outdoor suite data is very accurate, as well as the amount of rain reflected accurately. All of the information can be calibrated, and the product has a great wireless range.
"...The readings on the device are incredibly accurate (yes, I confirmed it with two other weather stations at the same location), and the reception..." Read more
"...4. More accurate readings...." Read more
"...Secondly, the Davis system,is much more accurate and about ten times more reliable than the more expensive Oregon Scientific wireless system, which..." Read more
"...* Everything can be calibrated.* Great wireless range - and it's real...." Read more
Customers like the information provided by the outdoor living product. They say it's easy to read and provides a lot of information. The graph information is very useful and the display of an enormous amount of information is amazing. It has all the parts and a pretty decent set of manuals.
"...It has tons of functions that provide lots of information. I like that it updates wind speed every 2.5 seconds...." Read more
"...The console unit has all the information I need and want to track...." Read more
"...Theis unit produces a lot of information and takes a bit of time to reason out and understand...." Read more
"...So far everything seems to be working fine. It displays an enormous amount of information...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the wind speed of the product. Some mention that it correctly measures wind speed, just not in the units we use. The device is quick and easy to verify wirelessly, and it updates wind speed every 2.5 seconds. However, some customers say that the wind has not been accurate since day one, and that it displays winds of over 150mph when it's calm. They also say that they have a problem with not receiving any wind measurements, and the wind appears to be too low.
"...My only complaint, and that is user ignorance, is that my wind direction is 180 degrees off...." Read more
"...I like that it updates wind speed every 2.5 seconds. Pairing the console with the sensor suite was simple and it worked without issues...." Read more
"...Like most electronic rain gauges, this one is not super accurate..." Read more
"...Could be just how they both report. Also the wind direction is a lot more stable, whereas the Acurite is more all over the place...." Read more
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I read the entire user guide before the unit arrived, so I had some idea of what I should be dealing with, but here're some simple steps that help the people who hate reading manuals, or just to give you some overview of how easy it is to set this thing up.
1. Find a spot which is away from obstacles which might interfere with the wind speed sensor and direction. Ideally, in your backyard, but should be placed high up in the air. I would say, at least 10 feet from the ground. No, it does NOT have to be installed on the rooftop but might give you the most accurate wind speed and direction ready. I installed mine in my yard.
2. Go to your local hardware store, and get a 10 footer electrical conduit with 1.5" diameter. I got mine from Home Depot for a little over $11.
3. Get a Antennacraft Heavy-Duty 3-Foot Tripod Mount from Radio Shack about $32.
4. If you want to weight down and secure the tripod and pole that holds the weather station, get three (one for each leg of the tripod) cinder blocks from hardware store.
5. Assemble the weather station which is so simple that took me literally less than 5 minutes to do.
6. Secure the pole to the tripod, find a ladder and climb up, tall enough to install the weather station on the top with the included U-Bolt, you will need a spanner or some sort to secure the nuts.
7. Put 3 C-Cell batteries to the console, or just use the included power supply to power it up. Walk through the setup wizard. You will need to know your longitude and latitude, and your current elevation. You should be able to find a free app that give you that information, or just google it. After the console is configured, you're good to go.
The navigation of the console will take a bit time to get used to but menus are pretty logical and easy to follow. I have absolutely no problem navigating around after two days. The readings on the device are incredibly accurate (yes, I confirmed it with two other weather stations at the same location), and the reception signal between the console and the ISS is super strong, even through UV protected windows.
I haven't tried Davis' technical support yet since I have no need to, but from what I have experienced for the past two weeks, the unit has been working great. Better yet, the console, and the ISS unit are made in U.S. A.!
I have purchased the WeatherlinkIP which is supposed to be delivered this week, so I can track the weather condition from the internet after all hooked up. I've spent so much more than other weather stations, but I still think it's a good investment and I highly recommend it. :)
James, Santa Clara, California.
The Davis Vantage Vue shipped fast and was easy to setup and install. I really like Davis's setup and installation videos on their website. You can download the instructions and watch the videos before you buy their product so you know what you're doing. I called a guy at Davis's contact number and he was polite and knowledgeable and didn't rush me and answered all of my questions and even told me what his opinion was on their various products. This product is made of high quality parts. The console is big and bright and can work on AC or batteries and it's wireless so it works remotely and the connection has never failed. It has tons of functions that provide lots of information. I like that it updates wind speed every 2.5 seconds. Pairing the console with the sensor suite was simple and it worked without issues. I installed my sensor abut 12 feet off the ground and I am going to raise it closer to 20 feet soon. At 12 feet, the roof of my house interferes with the wind too much, but I think 30 feet is a bit high for my neighborhood. :)
The only thing they could do better is provide a cheaper and easier way to pair the sensor with a computer and smart phone. With bluetooth and wireless technologies there should be a better way than buying their expensive software or reinventing the wheel and doing it yourself with third party software.
I wanted a good durable unit that was wireless. All the reviews on the La Crosse and Oregon units were very mixed on the quality of the units especially the wireless connection between the base unit and the weather station out side.
I decided based on reviews to pay about twice the money and get the Davis Vantage Vue 6250. It has been an excellent choice. The unit shipped quickly and the packing was great. There were instructions for the assembly of the weather station and the set up of the console unit.
I found the instruction easy to follow and the assembly was very easy. Everything fit perfectly and there was nothing difficult to assemble. The console unit has all the information I need and want to track. Living in the country of Panama, I'm interested in temperatures, humidity, rain totals, and wind speeds and directions. The Vue does it all and displays it perfectly for me. Much better than the La Crosse unit.
The outside unit is powered either by it's solar panel or a provided internal battery. The indoor console is powered by a provided AC power supply or 3 C batteries. You have to put the C batteries in otherwise it tells you that the batteries are dead and blocks important display area. This error displays even if you are running on AC power. This is just a minor inconvenience. Once the C batteries are installed the display disappears.
In short, I found the outdoor unit and console to be high quality and function easily and perfectly. I love it and would buy it again.
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Il manuale è interamente in inglese e la configurazione non è del tutto intuitiva quindi non si può evitare il manuale.
L’installazione è immediata (a parte per la bandiera per la direzione del vento, che va posizionata in modo corretto), considerando che la stazione è preassemblata per l’80%.
Unico punto negativo è stata la consegna, dato che la stazione è stata bloccata per settimane in dogana in attesa di semplici info mie: magari si sarebbero potute fornire all’atto dell’acquisto evitando tale perdita di tempo. Il venditore mi aveva comunque informato del blocco, cosa non fatta dal corriere (la comunicazione con il corriere, DHL, ha richiesto diverse ore di pazienza al telefono aspettando risposta dal call center).
La stazione va posizionata in area priva di ostacoli nelle vicinanza, per non generare rotori, e va allineata con lo specchio solare verso sud, per permettere il calcolo corrette della direzione del vento.
La stazione richiede un posizionamento perfettamente parallelo al terreno e per questo ha una mini-livella integrata che aiuta nell’operazione.
Viene stretta ad un palo verticale (dimensione massima intorno ai 5 cm di diametro) e questo non facilita il rispetto della livella.
Io ho usato un palo per parabole ed alla fine tutto è andato bene.
La stazione possiede una batteria al litio ma le tre batterie ricaricabili della base, vanno comprate a parte
Davis è indubbiamente un’ottima marca e questo prodotto compatto ed economico lo conferma.
Unico dubbio è legato ai pezzi di ricambio (anemometro e direzione vento) in caso di rottura per grandinata forte: vedremo quando accadrà.
Nota: durante la configurazione serve tenere la base è la stazione distanti tra loro di almeno qualche metro; se sono troppo vicine la base non rileva la stazione meteo.
La stazione meteo non è in grado di trasmettere i dati su Internet, senza apposito strumento da comprare a parte.
Io ho comprato lo strumento che si connette a USB del pc (il pc deve stare sempre acceso) ma esiste diverso strumento (molto più costoso) che si connette direttamente alla rete, senza un pc.