New WMR300

Tonky · Post by **Tonky** » Sat 11 May 2013 6:54 pm

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

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

Post by **steve** » Sat 11 May 2013 6:58 pm

Interesting. I wonder if Davis are involved? Or are OS just copying? The wind sensors are upside-down

Tonky · Post by **Tonky** » Sat 11 May 2013 7:06 pm

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

Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9eOkBb8lqo

mcrossley · Post by **mcrossley** » Sun 12 May 2013 2:30 pm

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'

mcrossley · Post by **mcrossley** » Sun 12 May 2013 2:41 pm

...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

TgT · Post by **TgT** » Wed 22 May 2013 11:44 am

Davis sold their tech&design to Oregon and their next step is making a brand new Davis VP3, im 100% sure

susanf · Post by **susanf** » Wed 29 May 2013 9:35 pm

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.

Post by **steve** » Wed 29 May 2013 9:55 pm

That's interesting; thank you very much for clearing that up.

mcrossley · Post by **mcrossley** » Sat 01 Jun 2013 7:52 am

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

gwheelo · Post by **gwheelo** » Sat 01 Jun 2013 8:25 pm

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

gwheelo

mcrossley · Post by **mcrossley** » Sat 01 Jun 2013 8:41 pm

One degree resolution - it is a VP2 clone!

gwheelo · Post by **gwheelo** » Sat 01 Jun 2013 8:50 pm

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

gwheelo

mcrossley · Post by **mcrossley** » Sun 09 Jun 2013 7:32 am

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.

NeilThomas · Post by **NeilThomas** » Fri 28 Jun 2013 4:03 pm

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

Post by **steve** » Fri 28 Jun 2013 4:17 pm

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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