I've had my Davis VP2 since December of 2005. The only issue I've had with my unit were the old-style magnetic reed-switches used in the anemometer. I had to replace them three times in the first five or six years. Now Davis has gone to a Hall Effect sensor for the anemometer and I've had zero failures since updating to the new unit some six or seven years ago. The rest of the unit just runs. All I do is an annual cleaning in the Spring of each year to clear out any dust or critters that may have wound up inside the unit. I also completely disassemble the temp/humidity radiation shield at the same time. I simply take the shields inside and clean them in my utility sink with some mild soap. Clean the sensor itself also with a small brush to remove any dust and debris that may have accumulated on it. Once cleaned just reassemble the radiation shields and re-attach them with the screws you removed earlier. A little attention to cleaning once or twice a year, will ensure your Davis VP2 will provide you with many years of uninterrupted service. I also change the ISS battery once each year at the same time I clean the unit. While this may be overkill, it ensures I won't have a power issue during the colder winter months. I have never had a problem with my Console eating C-batteries. I change them once every two years and have never had them go bad on me. After 13+ years of service, I am still impressed with the quality of the Davis VP2. Mine has survived the harsh northern Nevada temperatures of over 100°F in the summer to -17°F in the winter months and the almost constant winds we have here. Here's a link to a Davis RUclips showing how to care for you Davis VP2 (ruclips.net/video/8UjG9LNec-I/видео.html). I might also add that I have the anemometer on a pole 33-feet above ground as outlined in the CWOP siting guidelines. The main ISS unit sits on a 4x4 post in our sagebrush covered field behind our house.
I've had mine for 11.5 years but just had to replace the circuit board as it was no longer working except during some hours of daylight! Very pleased with it!
I'm a meteorologist. The rain sensor is called a "tipping bucket" rain gauge. Wind direction just "wind vane", wind speed is a "cup anemometer". Anything around your house can block the wind. Story time: Univ of Wisc, Madison 1965-1972 incl grad school. Story told when I went there. North hall on Bascom hill. Weather instrumentation initially put there. They noticed a steady drop in wind speed over years. Some one noticed the wind speed drop correlated very well with the height of the trees as they grew that were planted around N Hall when it was 1st built. They moved the instrumentation out to the Airport.
I like Davis Weather Instruments. Mine is hard wired and been working for more than 25 years. Annual cleaning/maintenance has helped make this product last. I was tempted when the wireless came out on the market to buy one of those units but chose not to buy one. My hard wired unit doesn't have all the weather gathering instruments in a central location. The temperature and humidity elements are positioned 20 feet away from the anemometer and the rain collection unit around the back of the house on the rear porch.
Great update! I've been using 5-in-1 Accurite weather stations, which need repairing or replacing about every twelve months. The solar panels are what fails the most often, but those are easily replaceable for $30. I consider the 5-in-1 weather station to be disposable due to its' constant repair requirements. I recently purchased Weatherflow's smart weather station. Liked the concept of no moving parts, and few places for wasps and other bugs to build their homes. Unfortunately, the rain accumulation readings are not accurate, even though the numbers are magically updated every morning following a rain storm the day before. So, based on your experience, I'll be looking at Davis for my next weather station.
Did you ever get a new station? I highly recommend the Ambient Weather WS2902 or 2000. I had a 1400-IP for 5 years it still works but I replaced it with a 2902 for the better humidity sensor but the 1400 was actually still on the original batteries and everything! Never had one issue with the station itself. Loving my 2902 now, but I just got a Davis 6153 because I crave a separate anemometer and also have a hill that can block wind on the stillest of days, which is the absolute only time my AW ever reads slightly high (never more than 1-2F) and it also gets intense sun from morning to evening because we’re on the side of a south-facing slope.
I live around 3500’ in foothills of Northern California so it saw winds up to 68mph and many gusts above 50, temperatures between 18-100F, 100” of rain in one season, and tons of snowfall. The plastic faded but that’s it!
Don - KW2AIR to conserve batteries make sure you have "Retransmit" feature turned off. This feature allows the unit to transmit to other Vantage Pro2 consoles. With it off my batteries last a long time
I don't know why I feel compelled to say V okay of the Roman numeral V cool those are great video Eric I just ordered one and I told him I heard about it on ham radio Concepts many props okay thank you
I too have owned a Davis pro 2 for about 10 years. I that time I have replaced the console and the solar charging panel. It was been a good investment. Expensive as you mentioned but well worth it. If it wasn’t for the weather what would we have to talk about on the radio? Lol
console is high because the backlight is on. either keep the light off or use the offset feature to bring it down. I brought mine down a couple of degrees
Yes , the indoor temp goes up about 2 to 3 degrees after you turn on the lamp on the console.. very disappointing especially for a unit a pricey as the Davis Vantage pro 2. With out the lamp being on the screen is unreadable... so you have to turn the lamp on to read the information, which is really bad design on part of Davis... an 80.00 unit you can live it, but for 500.00 to 700.00 that is unacceptable. Apparently this has been an issue since 2015 or earlier and in 2022 the problem still exist. I have multiple calls to tech support for multiple out the box failures. I always say you get what you pay for..in this case - nope.
I am replacing a Holman weather station with one of these. Sulphur Crested Cockatoos chewed off the anemometer cups (they are destructive and very noisy buggers). Hoping they won't find the new ones as tasty or interesting. But if they do, can the cups be purchased as spare replacements ?
I’m doing my research. I’m looking at getting a Davis station eventually and switching from an Acurite station. I like Acurite, but they sometimes have issues
I’ve had three, the first one lasted seven years then it died. The second one lasted three years and left it for the the new owner when I moved. The third one was installed in October of 2015. The current one has become a wasp’s nest and requires routine wasp killing. As Eric stated you do need to keep it clean. Love mine, IMHO, there is no equal. Expensive? Yes. Worth the cost? Absolutely
@@mikemcdonald5147 really hes always been cool to me even with my previous account that youtube played Zuckerberg with my account over my geopolitical and pro firearms content. I like both channels and will continue to enjoy both, when really was the last time a generation had a set of balls and mem disagreed without playing the pussyboy card. If i fuck up tell me, ill take it with a grain of salt instead of cowarying and blocking like most eu and Democrats including back stabbing Republican's do today😂🤣
I am about to order the VP 2. Do I really need the 24hr aspirated fan? Should I go for the gusto and get the fan?? Thx👍 I have two other stations that has the UV & the solar radiation sensors. I was just trying to hold back on the price?✌️ Thx!
I am a Ham Radio operator and looking for a solid Weather Station. I have read lots of reviews and believe that the Pro 2 is going become my next purchase. I would like to ask if any others have used this station in and around a Ham Radio station? I am wondering if it is a problem to mount his at the top of my radio tower (55'). Or am I better off leaving it at Ground level? My thought is to know the wind speed at the Antenna height of my station. In my reading I do not see anyone in the Ham Radio hobby fighting RFI with this system, but there has been no talk in the reviews stating the location of the VP unit. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Jeff W7NEE
To stop any erroneous readings while manipulating or cleaning put the console in setup mode. Mine has been up 7 years without problems other than the hole in the bucket clogging with polen(older style bucket), until now, my temp/humidity is not working correctly, the temp is fine but humidity works during the day and at night it marks 3%even if its raining cats and dogs, I have a new one ready to go in when weather permits. Why does everything fail when its bad weather and you cannot get to it to fix, sods law.
My Tempest is as good as any Davis, bar the rain sensing and its the only station that does its own forecast. No moving g parts, no maintenance or batteries needed
I too wanted a professional weather station after struggling with a LaCrosse unit ironically branded with TWS logos. It was not cheap, but you MUST shop around! I bought mine in '14 and its been a great investment. I even went ahead and added a wireless COM port to it & have it hooked to my hamshack in the basement, while the display is in my bedroom. I log the data through WeatherDisplay, and also send it out through APRS. My display backlight is always on and stays at a steady 76 degrees indoors... I wonder if there's a mod for that as well? Was the bird spike cup an option? Mine doesn't have that nor the screen inside - I have to constantly remove tree debris from inside. Being in the Northeast, I've also tbought about adding a heater to the rain gauge - there's lots of mods to be found online for these units.
I've had my Davis VP2 since December of 2005. The only issue I've had with my unit were the old-style magnetic reed-switches used in the anemometer. I had to replace them three times in the first five or six years. Now Davis has gone to a Hall Effect sensor for the anemometer and I've had zero failures since updating to the new unit some six or seven years ago. The rest of the unit just runs. All I do is an annual cleaning in the Spring of each year to clear out any dust or critters that may have wound up inside the unit. I also completely disassemble the temp/humidity radiation shield at the same time. I simply take the shields inside and clean them in my utility sink with some mild soap. Clean the sensor itself also with a small brush to remove any dust and debris that may have accumulated on it. Once cleaned just reassemble the radiation shields and re-attach them with the screws you removed earlier. A little attention to cleaning once or twice a year, will ensure your Davis VP2 will provide you with many years of uninterrupted service. I also change the ISS battery once each year at the same time I clean the unit. While this may be overkill, it ensures I won't have a power issue during the colder winter months. I have never had a problem with my Console eating C-batteries. I change them once every two years and have never had them go bad on me. After 13+ years of service, I am still impressed with the quality of the Davis VP2. Mine has survived the harsh northern Nevada temperatures of over 100°F in the summer to -17°F in the winter months and the almost constant winds we have here. Here's a link to a Davis RUclips showing how to care for you Davis VP2 (ruclips.net/video/8UjG9LNec-I/видео.html). I might also add that I have the anemometer on a pole 33-feet above ground as outlined in the CWOP siting guidelines. The main ISS unit sits on a 4x4 post in our sagebrush covered field behind our house.
I've had mine for 11.5 years but just had to replace the circuit board as it was no longer working except during some hours of daylight! Very pleased with it!
I'm a meteorologist. The rain sensor is called a "tipping bucket" rain gauge. Wind direction just "wind vane", wind speed is a "cup anemometer". Anything around your house can block the wind.
Story time: Univ of Wisc, Madison 1965-1972 incl grad school. Story told when I went there. North hall on Bascom hill. Weather instrumentation initially put there. They noticed a steady drop in wind speed over years. Some one noticed the wind speed drop correlated very well with the height of the trees as they grew that were planted around N Hall when it was 1st built. They moved the instrumentation out to the Airport.
I've had my Vantage Pro2 (Wireless) since 2015 and just had my first problem. Had to replace the wind speed bearing. Other than that, zero issues.
I like Davis Weather Instruments. Mine is hard wired and been working for more than 25 years. Annual cleaning/maintenance has helped make this product last. I was tempted when the wireless came out on the market to buy one of those units but chose not to buy one. My hard wired unit doesn't have all the weather gathering instruments in a central location. The temperature and humidity elements are positioned 20 feet away from the anemometer and the rain collection unit around the back of the house on the rear porch.
Hard-wired is the only way to go. ZERO issues here.
Great update! I've been using 5-in-1 Accurite weather stations, which need repairing or replacing about every twelve months. The solar panels are what fails the most often, but those are easily replaceable for $30. I consider the 5-in-1 weather station to be disposable due to its' constant repair requirements. I recently purchased Weatherflow's smart weather station. Liked the concept of no moving parts, and few places for wasps and other bugs to build their homes. Unfortunately, the rain accumulation readings are not accurate, even though the numbers are magically updated every morning following a rain storm the day before. So, based on your experience, I'll be looking at Davis for my next weather station.
Did you ever get a new station? I highly recommend the Ambient Weather WS2902 or 2000. I had a 1400-IP for 5 years it still works but I replaced it with a 2902 for the better humidity sensor but the 1400 was actually still on the original batteries and everything! Never had one issue with the station itself. Loving my 2902 now, but I just got a Davis 6153 because I crave a separate anemometer and also have a hill that can block wind on the stillest of days, which is the absolute only time my AW ever reads slightly high (never more than 1-2F) and it also gets intense sun from morning to evening because we’re on the side of a south-facing slope.
I live around 3500’ in foothills of Northern California so it saw winds up to 68mph and many gusts above 50, temperatures between 18-100F, 100” of rain in one season, and tons of snowfall. The plastic faded but that’s it!
Very cool tour of the device
Don - KW2AIR to conserve batteries make sure you have "Retransmit" feature turned off. This feature allows the unit to transmit to other Vantage Pro2 consoles. With it off my batteries last a long time
always wanted one makes me want one even more now. Thanks for sharing this. Shows me It can handle the weather LOL
I don't know why I feel compelled to say V okay of the Roman numeral V cool those are great video Eric I just ordered one and I told him I heard about it on ham radio Concepts many props okay thank you
I too have owned a Davis pro 2 for about 10 years. I that time I have replaced the console and the solar charging panel. It was been a good investment. Expensive as you mentioned but well worth it. If it wasn’t for the weather what would we have to talk about on the radio? Lol
console is high because the backlight is on. either keep the light off or use the offset feature to bring it down. I brought mine down a couple of degrees
Yes , the indoor temp goes up about 2 to 3 degrees after you turn on the lamp on the console.. very disappointing especially for a unit a pricey as the Davis Vantage pro 2. With out the lamp being on the screen is unreadable... so you have to turn the lamp on to read the information, which is really bad design on part of Davis... an 80.00 unit you can live it, but for 500.00 to 700.00 that is unacceptable. Apparently this has been an issue since 2015 or earlier and in 2022 the problem still exist. I have multiple calls to tech support for multiple out the box failures. I always say you get what you pay for..in this case - nope.
I am replacing a Holman weather station with one of these.
Sulphur Crested Cockatoos chewed off the anemometer cups (they are destructive and very noisy buggers).
Hoping they won't find the new ones as tasty or interesting.
But if they do, can the cups be purchased as spare replacements ?
I’m doing my research. I’m looking at getting a Davis station eventually and switching from an Acurite station. I like Acurite, but they sometimes have issues
I’ve had three, the first one lasted seven years then it died. The second one lasted three years and left it for the the new owner when I moved. The third one was installed in October of 2015. The current one has become a wasp’s nest and requires routine wasp killing. As Eric stated you do need to keep it clean. Love mine, IMHO, there is no equal. Expensive? Yes. Worth the cost? Absolutely
I like your content even if youtuber Ham and Shortwave Radio doesnt care for you. I just come to your channel to learn thank you
ham and shortwave is a jerk and can't get along with others. I unsubscribed from him along time ago. just look who has more subscribers :)
@@mikemcdonald5147 really hes always been cool to me even with my previous account that youtube played Zuckerberg with my account over my geopolitical and pro firearms content. I like both channels and will continue to enjoy both, when really was the last time a generation had a set of balls and mem disagreed without playing the pussyboy card. If i fuck up tell me, ill take it with a grain of salt instead of cowarying and blocking like most eu and Democrats including back stabbing Republican's do today😂🤣
What Max wind speed did you register during Irma? Thanks
I am about to order the VP 2. Do I really need the 24hr aspirated fan? Should I go for the gusto and get the fan?? Thx👍 I have two other stations that has the UV & the solar radiation sensors. I was just trying to hold back on the price?✌️ Thx!
I am a Ham Radio operator and looking for a solid Weather Station. I have read lots of reviews and believe that the Pro 2 is going become my next purchase. I would like to ask if any others have used this station in and around a Ham Radio station? I am wondering if it is a problem to mount his at the top of my radio tower (55'). Or am I better off leaving it at Ground level? My thought is to know the wind speed at the Antenna height of my station. In my reading I do not see anyone in the Ham Radio hobby fighting RFI with this system, but there has been no talk in the reviews stating the location of the VP unit. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Jeff W7NEE
Are you using the weather link live I have 2 stations and hopefully soon to be 3 online here in central NY
You can recalibrate the inside temp and the utilization of C batteries isn’t an issue with my unit
To stop any erroneous readings while manipulating or cleaning put the console in setup mode. Mine has been up 7 years without problems other than the hole in the bucket clogging with polen(older style bucket), until now, my temp/humidity is not working correctly, the temp is fine but humidity works during the day and at night it marks 3%even if its raining cats and dogs, I have a new one ready to go in when weather permits. Why does everything fail when its bad weather and you cannot get to it to fix, sods law.
I also got the wireless kit for the wind speed sensor
Do not use petroleum on a rubber gasket. Oil degrades rubber. Use pool pump gasket silicon.
How do you get the console light to stay on? Mine turns itself off after about 10 seconds.
The unit has to be plugged into a wall outlet before the light stays on continuously. Once it's plugged in, push the LAMP button twice.
I have one and it has been working for quite some time now but it suffers from reading air pressure dysfunction is not given reading correctly
Thank you for the update! What were your applications and did you use a monitor came with it or a phone app?
My Tempest is as good as any Davis, bar the rain sensing and its the only station that does its own forecast. No moving g parts, no maintenance or batteries needed
Always use OUTDOOR rated zip ties. UV and temperature resistant.
That must be one dizzy spider when it left that nest to seek shelter somewhere else :-)
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Are you transmitting weather info over APRS with this unit?
The anemometer wind cups Cal isn't correct the factory default is wrong that's why the winds speed or low
Does it measure chemtrails? How much alumminun and barrium are falling on you? High chemtrails the cold goes right thru you
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May I suggest putting the s!ack wire in a box. I think it would preserve better.
I zip-tied the coil between the ISS and the rain gauge unit to shield it as much as possible from the suns UV.
did you hooked APRS on it?
Whats the highest wind speed you have recorded?
Funny!
I too wanted a professional weather station after struggling with a LaCrosse unit ironically branded with TWS logos. It was not cheap, but you MUST shop around! I bought mine in '14 and its been a great investment. I even went ahead and added a wireless COM port to it & have it hooked to my hamshack in the basement, while the display is in my bedroom. I log the data through WeatherDisplay, and also send it out through APRS.
My display backlight is always on and stays at a steady 76 degrees indoors... I wonder if there's a mod for that as well?
Was the bird spike cup an option? Mine doesn't have that nor the screen inside - I have to constantly remove tree debris from inside. Being in the Northeast, I've also tbought about adding a heater to the rain gauge - there's lots of mods to be found online for these units.
Putting your anemometer above the rooftop is not consistent with NWS guidelines, ofc not everyone has a large open field to place their anemometer in.
Anyone using "Weather Display" software? Mine has been up and running for 10 yrs. I replaced LaCrosse Technology with this Davis. LaCrosse was JUNK.
Did you consider wind measurement error for this instrument since it was installed near the tree?
Maybe the lizard ate the wasp.
That battery might be a 12V cigarette lighter battery.
Trouble is they are stuck in the 1980's ancient technology.
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