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 | 4.54 g |
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
- 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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ASIN | B002LLVFK0 |
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Customer Reviews |
4.5 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #250,355 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden) #399 in Weather Stations |
Date First Available | July 7, 2004 |
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Customers like the quality, ease of assembly, value, accuracy, and weather station of the outdoor living product. For example, they mention that it works well, comes with excellent instructions, and is well worth the money. That said, they say it's accurate and the best solution for weather monitoring.
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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the outdoor living product. They mention that it is well built, works well, and has a 100% data success rate. Customers also appreciate the accurate results and the ease of use. Overall, customers are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.
"...from what I have experienced for the past two weeks, the unit has been working great...." Read more
"...I'll attend to that shortly.Summary: Fine piece of equipment with a lot of bells and whistles...." Read more
"...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
"...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 outdoor living product very easy to set up and use. They say the system was well-packaged, came with excellent instructions, and the console is easy to use. Most settings are pretty straight forward, and manuals are easy to understand. The installation process was simple and took only a few seconds. The software works and provides a graphical user interface that enables capture of all of the information.
"...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
"...Most settings are pretty straight forward. Latitude, Longitude and I already knew from the GPS in my phone. Elevation here is around 1000 feet ASL...." Read more
"...will get the Davis weatherlink software working and provides a graphical user interface that enables capture of all of the data coming from the..." 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
Customers like the value of the weather station. They say it's well worth the money, a dependable unit at a reasonable price, and a great weather station for the money.
"...The range and power of the sending unit is worth the higher price. I am very satisfied with this item." Read more
"...All in all I consider it money well spent. Update time is about as good as it gets." 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
"...some would take a star off for not having convenient, inexpensive Internet connectivity, but 95% of my needs are satisfied without that connectivity...." Read more
Customers find the accuracy of the outdoor living product to be extremely accurate. They mention that the dewpoint, relative humidity, and barometer readings are accurate. The rain gauge is accurate and saves monthly and yearly rainfall to the hundredth. The outdoor suite data is very accurate, and the consoles reflect the amount of rain accurately. The anemometer, wind vane, and rain sensors seem perfect. The data is important so that customers can gauge when they should water their plants.
"...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
"...The rain guage appears to be very good. And if you reset all the data at 01/01/xxxx, you can have daily, weekly, monthly and annual rainfall totals...." 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
"...Anemometer, wind vane and rain sensors seem perfect...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the weather station. They mention it's a great, dependable unit at a reasonable price, and allows them to send data to Weather Underground using Rapid Fire. The IP version uploads weather to various weather sites flawlessly, and keeps them informed about the weather. The Davis Weatherlink app is great and connects you to a national weather station for your area. It's nice to be able to access the weather in your backyard from anywhere.
"...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
"...on wind speed and direction (2.5 sec) so it's quick and easy to verify wireless reception.*..." Read more
"...1. 2.5 second updates, this allows me to send data to Weather Underground using their "Rapid Fire" option...." Read more
"...the Vantage Vue with other brands, I liked the Vue because it was wireless, solar powered, and self-contained...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the build quality of the product. They mention that it has held up well, has reliability, and accuracy. The stations are rugged and simple to install, and there have been no physical failures. The product is sturdy and will last a long time. It is the most reliable WS that they have used, and the batteries last.
"...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
"...Other than that, it is pretty solid. I recently purchased the weatherlink Software so that I could connect it to my computer...." 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 are mixed about the range of transmission. Some mention that the signal strength is great for reception, and the transmission distance is superior. However, others say that the transmitter unit failed and the ISS stopped transmitting.
"...not working, breaking shortly after installation, limited range of transmission, difficult to program and lack of customer service to name the most..." Read more
"...8 wireless channels to choose from - and the console can act as a wireless repeater using those other channels.*..." Read more
"...It worked for a few months then the transmitter unit failed. It kept drawing too much current and continually ran the lithium battery down...." Read more
"...The wireless transmitter wouldn't send signals through an exterior wall to the console, so I had to hard-wire them together...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the appearance of the weather station. Some mention that the design is better, while others say that the console looks a bit old fashioned. Some say that it has a dated, low tech look and that the display is primitive.
"...The unit was receiving date and displaying it properly. It has so done since then...." Read more
"...I don't have a long history on this unit, but it looks to be of much better design, materials and construction. Parts are replaceable...." Read more
"...My family thinks the data display on the console has a dated, low tech look, but it works for me...." Read more
"...The Vue console is very nice and gives great readouts and the signal strength is great for reception...." 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.
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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.