Tom,

It sounds like you had a defective one.  My probe batteries last about six 
months.  You need to be careful to make sure that the rubber gasket properly 
fits around the edge of the probe's case.  Otherwise, moisture will get in 
and damage the batteries.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Brennan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 12:45
Subject: Re: OT. Weather indoor & outdoor atomic clock question


>I got one of thise a couple years ago from Blind Micemart.  It never did 
>work
> very well and after a month or so the clock even stopped setting to WWV.
> Another problem I had is that the batteries in the probe only lasted a 
> couple
> days.  Even if I used those expensive long life batteries I never got more 
> than
> a month out of them.
>
> I found the max range on the probe to be about 50ft and that was on a good 
> day.
>
> Tom
>
>
> Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
>
> On Thu, 27 Dec 2012, Phil Scovell wrote:
>
>> Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2012 22:54:47 -0700
>> From: Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]>
>> Reply-To: For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: OT.  Weather indoor & outdoor atomic clock question
>>
>> Anybody have one of these from blind mice?  We, meaning my wife and I, =
>> got one for Christmas and it all works fine except the outdoor probe.  =
>> By that I mean, I put the batteries in and the main clock unit isn't =
>> getting a signal, apparently, and it is good for 150 feet.  I have it =
>> less than 10 feet away out the window.  Unfortunately, Blind Mice has a =
>> 14 day return policy so you don't get much time to test it when it was =
>> saved a few days for a Christmas gift.  I just thought before trying to =
>> return it, maybe somebody on this list has one and knows about the =
>> probe.  I was a little concerned upon opening it at Christmas because =
>> there were no instructions but even a blind man can figure this one out =
>> so I'm wondering, the way it wasn't packaged, that is, not shrink =
>> wrapped and no instructions, if it had already been returned once =
>> before.  I bought a staple gun at a big hardware store once and when I =
>> got it home, I could see the way the box was torn, it had at least been =
>> opened and when I started using it, it wouldn't work right half the time 
>> =
>> so I returned it and next time checked the packaging closer before =
>> leaving the store.
>>
>> Phil.
>> K0NX
>>
>