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New WMR300

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New WMR300

Post by Tonky »

By the end of this year there will be a new OS WMR300 weather station.. or is it a “new” Davis?? :o

Manual:
http://oregonscientific.com/manual/WMR300.pdf
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Re: New WMR300

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Interesting. I wonder if Davis are involved? Or are OS just copying? The wind sensors are upside-down ;)
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Re: New WMR300

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Yes, turn the wind sensor and you have a Davis.
Also the price is about the same € 599,00

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9eOkBb8lqo
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Re: New WMR300

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Looks like a cooperation to me - in the video of the rain gauge (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_tNJ2LEjXM) it looks like they are using the same mouldings for the case and tip buckets as Davis, likewise for the TH 'pancakes'
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Re: New WMR300

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...And the diagrams in the manual show the 'same' TH sensor assembly as well.

Transmission intervals look familiar for the wind & temp:
Wind: 2.5~3 sec
TH: 10~12 sec
Rain: 20~24 sec
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Re: New WMR300

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Davis sold their tech&design to Oregon and their next step is making a brand new Davis VP3, im 100% sure ;)
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Re: New WMR300

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Davis Instruments would like to dispel the speculation that we are somehow associated with Oregon Scientific and the WMR300. Davis Instruments has no relationship with Oregon Scientific; the WMR300 is an attempt to copy our Vantage Pro2 weather station. Davis stands behind the quality and durability of our products and remains committed to designing and manufacturing high-quality, precision weather stations– all at a competitive price.
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Re: New WMR300

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That's interesting; thank you very much for clearing that up.
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Re: New WMR300

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Not so much of a copy as a clone!

I see Brian of WD has one for eval... http://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=19109.msg184487
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Re: New WMR300

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Anybody know if the wind bearing is reported in degrees or in sectors?

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Re: New WMR300

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One degree resolution - it is a VP2 clone!
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Re: New WMR300

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Interesting as I need that resolution to parse the bearing into the local wind names and subnames. See: http://www.wheelocknet.net/cumulus/wind.html?gb

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Re: New WMR300

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The OSI corporate site has a page for the WMR300 now, and the price for Europe is slightly more than the VP2 at €599, but you do get the data logger built in.
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Re: New WMR300

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Hi
Any chance that this will be added to the list of supported station in Cumulus in the future?
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Re: New WMR300

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The protocol would have to made available first, and I'd need a station. See http://wiki.sandaysoft.com/a/FAQ#Will_y ... on_type.3F
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