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Re: Weather stations
From:
Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:06:47 -0400
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Tom,

What kind of battery does your outdoor sensor use?  Mine uses either two AA 
or two AAA batteries, I don't remember which.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 23:16
Subject: Re: Weather stations


> That sounds like mine.  It has a British female voice.  However, the 
> outdoor
> sensing device is made by Monteray.
>
> Tom
>
>
> Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
>
> On Tue, 25 Mar 2008, Steve Dresser wrote:
>
>> Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:57:59 -0400
>> From: Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]>
>> Reply-To: For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Weather stations
>>
>> Tom,
>>
>> Our clocks have similar functions, but I'm pretty sure they're made by
>> different companies.  Mine is an "atomic" talking clock with indoor and
>> outdoor temperature sensors.  It's sold by ILA for around $39.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 19:25
>> Subject: Re: Weather stations
>>
>>
>> > It might be.  I've just not bothered to take it apart.  The telemeter 
>> > that
>> > clock
>> > uses is made by a company who makes a lot of those things and since I 
>> > use
>> > them
>> > on a regular basis in therapy I may be able to check this one out.
>> >
>> > Tom
>> >
>> >
>> > Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
>> > web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
>> >
>> > On Tue, 25 Mar 2008, Steve Dresser wrote:
>> >
>> >> Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:51:46 -0400
>> >> From: Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> Reply-To: For blind ham radio operators 
>> >> <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> To: [log in to unmask]
>> >> Subject: Re: Weather stations
>> >>
>> >> Tom,
>> >>
>> >> I have a similar clock, and have had it up and running for most of the
>> >> winter.  The outdoor sensor is on the north side of the house, so it 
>> >> gets
>> >> pretty cold.  I thought the cold would kill the battery, but it 
>> >> hasn't.
>> >> I
>> >> haven't yet had to reset the system.  I wonder if your outdoor sensor 
>> >> is
>> >> defective.
>> >>
>> >> Steve
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 18:19
>> >> Subject: Re: Weather stations
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > I've got one of tho0se clocks and find the outdoor probe pretty
>> >> > useless.
>> >> > It has
>> >> > a vedry short battery life and loses signal pretty often even from 
>> >> > 30ft
>> >> > away.
>> >> > Whenever it loses signal it takes an act of congress to reset the
>> >> > system.
>> >> > I
>> >> > also don't like the fact that getting at the reset and control 
>> >> > switch
>> >> > require
>> >> > taking the outdoor probe apart.
>> >> >
>> >> > Tom
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
>> >> > web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
>> >> >
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