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N6FD
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Rating: 4/5
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Jan 3, 2010 18:55
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Works as advertized
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I needed to upgrade from a WMR-918 from the same manufacturer. That lasted 10 years, but the plastic parts started to deteriorate in the desert sun. Set up the sensors without too much problem. The documentation is clear.
No problems with RFI, the wind and temperature sensor is on the same mast with a 30/15M inverted vee and a couple of feet from my 80M off-center fed dipole. No interference to or from the unit. The display unit is in the shack. No problems there either.
Haven't really had a chance to test the rain sensor as we haven't had more than 1.5" of rain in the last year.
The software is the weakest part of this unit. I have not been able to make it work well. I don't know if it has been upgraded as I gave up on it a couple of months after purchase. I use Weather Display software to connect the WMR-200A to my computer. This is main reason it gets a 4 out of 5 rating.
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GM0OTS
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 23, 2008 13:32
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NICE PRODUCT
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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AFTER 5 YEARS WITH THE WM918 I DESIDED TO UPGRADE TO THE WMR200, ON ARRIVAL IT WAS WELL WRAPED AND PROTECTED IN THE BOX SUPPLIED, THE INTRUCTIONS WERE WELL LAYED OUT AND DOCUMENTED, THE ASSEMBLY AND SET UP WERE STRAIGHT FORWARD WITH NO MAJOR ISSUES, THE QUALITY IS SATISFACTORY, I HAVE NO PROBLEMS RECIEVING SIGNALS FROM ALL SENSORS SUPPLIED, THE RAIN SENSOR NEEDS TO BE PLACED ON LEVEL SURFACE TO GIVE ACCURATE READINGS, THE MAIN UNIT IS WELL LAYED OUT AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND, THE WIND CHILL NEEDS TO BE BELOW 10deg OUTSIDE BEFORE YOU GET READING ON MAIN UNIT, I HAVE NOT GOT THE UV SENSOR YET I DONT KNOW IF I WILL!, I DID TRY THE SOFTWARE SUPPLIED BUT IT NEEDS TO BE SET UP PROPER WITH PATIENCE I AM QUITE HAPPY WITH INFO FROM MAIN UNIT, IT DOES NOT SUFFER FROM RF FROM MY RADIO EVEN AT 300W TX, AFTER 6 MONTHS I WILL UP DATE MY REVIEW,SO FAR IT HAS PERFORMED FLAWLESS ,TIME WILL TELL IN FAR NORTH SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS!!!
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DENNISL22
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Rating: 0/5
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Oct 7, 2008 18:12
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DO NOT BUY
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Received product, set it all up and the outside temp/humidity module wouldn't work. I sent E-mail to their "tech" area I knew there was going to be problems when the tech area said it will get back to me in four days. Well, to no surprise, they never got back to me. BTW..I had tried to phone only to be told by the person on the phone that they can't break up a set and they would get back to me. Well to no surprise, they never got back to me. I then wrote to the public relations person, and SURPRISE, no response. A few days later, I finally got someone on the phone who told me I had to send the unit and the display unit to their repair facility at my expense...This is a brand new item! Anyway, I decided I would bite the EXPENSIVE bullet and get a Davis.
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