Weather Station

It's time to upgrade our weather station. We're looking for a hand-held weather station but not too sure what to get. I know Altronics and Biondo sell some. Are there any other ones out there? Which do most of the alcohol-ics use? Any feedback is most appreciated.

 

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Here's a link http://www.crew-chief.com/special/index.html

 

had bad luck with altronics...when something went wrong they didn't wanna help.. so the last call to them was....it's your problem..in the trash it went and got a good used one from foxworth..so all in a nut shell is to stay far away or you might be the next guy to get bit on the butt. Dave Lowe

 

Weather station.

Check out the Computech , Handy , Reliable and Very inexpensive !

 

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I'm reasonably sure Altronics quit selling hand held units. I have one from compu-tech that i just bought last year. I really like it, trick is to make sure and keep it out of the sun, and out of the airconditioning. otherwise it takes a long time to stabilize on the correct temp. If I was doing it again i would probably just step up and get the trailer mounted unit with the pager. spend a lot of time packing that thing around in the staging lanes to keep it consisitent. The bonus is the people at computech were very professional to deal with. and they pay contingency.

 

Thanks

Thanks for the feedback everyone, including from the Grumpy Old Man Happy Holidays to all.

 

I have an Altronics hand held also and its been broken for about 3 years. I agree, their customer service leads a lot to be desired. I wont buy anything else from them!

 

Scotty looks like altron is $hity co. try googeling what you want there's plenty of sites. tell Vic to buy the best the first time, if i had his money, first i would throw my money away, then i would by the traler one with the remote, from what is said it's very consistant, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. And if i'm not being politacly correct, tough $hit !

 

I'm getting that feeling. I looked at the CompuTech units that Clint and Les had mentioned. I'll definitely keep them in mind. I'll talk it over with Victor & Frank and get their feedback. Maybe Santa will leave one under my tree.
Merry Christmas.

 

I have to admit... my dealings with them have left a bit to be desired.
Why do these companies spend $$'s on advertising, and then ruin the best advert they ever had - word of mouth.

 

I've been using Computech 1000 for serveral years. WE used it on an 8.90 car, then 6second blown altered in TD, and still have the same one that we use on our AFC. WE are a dealer for computech i do have a new unit in stock. Can make you a good deal if your looking for and xmas gift. You can call me at 570-457-0553 (EAST COAST AUTO ELECTRIC)
John Anderika
www.ecae.com

 

Computech...

 

Just found this site looks good, anyone using this?

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Please don't be offended by this statement...but...What are you guys trying to do? Reinvent the wheel? The comnputech unit is reasonably priced (350 to 450), tons of them out there, and reliable. There are also other stations in the same price range designed to do what we need, with all the corrections printed out. Why buy a true "weather" unit and do all the calculating by hand?
I know 350 to 450 isn't nothing, but is it worth all the agggrevation to save a couple hundred bucks??
Wags
I am praising the computech because I have experience with it. I have no experience with the others. I do have experinece with going through all the calculating bs. What a pain in the butt. Especially when a storm comes through, all factors change, you are in line, and now time to make a tuneup change.