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Weather Station Hardware => Rainwise Weather Stations => Topic started by: DanS on September 12, 2012, 06:58:33 PM

Title: RainWise promotion...
Post by: DanS on September 12, 2012, 06:58:33 PM
I received a newsletter from WU today promoting this  Rainwise pkg. deal (http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/RainWise.asp). Looks to be a pretty good deal too!
Title: Re: RainWise promotion...
Post by: MoradaWx on September 12, 2012, 07:33:51 PM
Got it also, interesting
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Post by: ocala on September 12, 2012, 08:01:06 PM
Same here.
Wonder how much TWC is pocketing from this promotion.
Yep, let's just use all the PWS owners as spam targets now. :roll:
Title: Re: RainWise promotion...
Post by: DanS on September 12, 2012, 08:03:59 PM
he he, now if I could only get Slow Modem to share some of his lotto winnings with me.(http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss324/DanS_photo_09/rubbinghands.gif)
Title: Re: RainWise promotion...
Post by: ed2kayak on September 12, 2012, 10:12:14 PM
There stations are nice, just don't like you can't separate the rain bucket from anemometer. my .02
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Post by: weatherforyou on September 13, 2012, 01:13:10 AM
It only sends to WU, though.
Title: Re: RainWise promotion...
Post by: DanS on September 13, 2012, 04:24:33 AM
There stations are nice, just don't like you can't separate the rain buck form anemometer. my .02

It appears that the wind sensor assembly is removable (http://www.rainwise.com/products/detail.php?ID=6814) so the temp/baro/rain stuff can stay down where it belongs and the wind stuff can go up where it needs to be.
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Post by: SlowModem on September 13, 2012, 05:52:10 AM
he he, now if I could only get Slow Modem to share some of his lotto winnings with me.(http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss324/DanS_photo_09/rubbinghands.gif)

I think the chances of getting hit by lightning are better than the chances of hitting the powerball.   #-o
Title: Re: RainWise promotion...
Post by: d_l on September 13, 2012, 10:38:30 AM
I got this promo as well and found it interesting.  I wonder if WU is subsidizing the price reduction at all?

It seems to me that the target market for this ad campaign is unclear. The email is only sent to existing PWS owners.  Owners of lower quality stations might be willing to take the offer to upgrade, but it seems that most of those people are budget-limited and so would not consider it.  I'm not sure that many Davis owners would bite as a Rainwise station addition or replacement would be more of a lateral move for them and it would be incompatible with their existing Davis equipment.

This offer really needs to be targeted to people interested in purchasing their first station.

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Post by: Bushman on September 13, 2012, 10:40:55 AM
It only sends to WU, though.


Massive FAIL because of that.  No better than WL IP.
Title: Re: RainWise promotion...
Post by: DanS on September 13, 2012, 11:08:22 AM
It only sends to WU, though.

I queried RainWise about that and got a reply (a positive one at that!)
RE: Contact from RainWise website‏
8:51 AM Reply  ▼Reply
 
From: Lonnie White (Lonnie.White@rainwise.com)
Sent: Thu 9/13/12 8:51 AM
To:  edit (me)
Cc:  Wayne Burnett (Wayne.Burnett@rainwise.com)


Dan, Weather for you will be an available location. We still need some timeto implement. Sincerely, Lonnie WhiteSales 207-801-4031    -----:


Generalcontact-comments:
Dear RainWise, Can the RapidFire IP-100 Network Interface be programmed to upload data automatically to locations other than WeatherUnderground such as WeatherForYou.com ? Thank you and regards,Dan  code: weathercontact-submit: Contact Us
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Post by: ocala on September 13, 2012, 11:52:23 AM
Joe= =D> \:D/ =D> \:D/
Title: Re: RainWise promotion...
Post by: darbonne on October 26, 2012, 11:12:12 PM
I purchased the unit using the promotion. I have three stations operating at my home. Two Davis (Vantage Vue and VantagePro Plus) and now the Rainwise MKIII. I broadcast my weather data to several services and the data is received and rebroadcast just fine.
Title: Re: RainWise promotion...
Post by: ggsteve on September 27, 2014, 01:03:09 PM
There stations are nice, just don't like you can't separate the rain buck form anemometer. my .02

It appears that the wind sensor assembly is removable (http://www.rainwise.com/products/detail.php?ID=6814) so the temp/baro/rain stuff can stay down where it belongs and the wind stuff can go up where it needs to be.

Has anyone here used the flag pole mount?  Or has anyone successfully separated the wind assembly from the temp and rain sensors?
Title: Re: RainWise promotion...
Post by: Stormtracker on December 16, 2014, 05:39:01 PM
There stations are nice, just don't like you can't separate the rain buck form anemometer. my .02

It appears that the wind sensor assembly is removable (http://www.rainwise.com/products/detail.php?ID=6814) so the temp/baro/rain stuff can stay down where it belongs and the wind stuff can go up where it needs to be.

Has anyone here used the flag pole mount?  Or has anyone successfully separated the wind assembly from the temp and rain sensors?

Wouldn't there be a jumper cable, internally, connecting the aerovane and gauges to the solar?
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Post by: Richie Cohen on January 07, 2015, 03:32:14 PM
There is the flag pole kit, the wind extension kit, and a rain gauge extension kit. Can even do a RH&T extension kit...
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Post by: Feelgood Ranch on January 07, 2015, 04:22:27 PM
FWIW on this multi-item thread. I separated the rain bucket from the station and mounted it 10 ft. above ground on 30 ft. tower. No problems.
Go to CWOP and view photos on C4669 station page.
Title: Re: RainWise promotion...
Post by: ggsteve on January 07, 2015, 04:34:30 PM
FWIW on this multi-item thread. I separated the rain bucket from the station and mounted it 10 ft. above ground on 30 ft. tower.
Must have been a pain in the neck to dig that 20 foot hole.  :lol:
Title: Re: RainWise promotion...
Post by: Feelgood Ranch on January 07, 2015, 04:40:22 PM
Actually the tripod tower base mount is in a 5 ft. hole dug with a skid steer mounted auger like used in tree farms and about a cubic yard of concrete. Been there 14 years. Tower tilts to ground when you detach one leg of tripod.