Topic: Any recommendations on a station that will support approx 250 feet to sensor

[bheld]

I currently have an acurite 01512 that I struggle with.   It will stay connected for months, and then require me to climb to my shed roof and reset everything daily for weeks on end.  I can't figure it out.  It's not a battery issue, but a connection issue.

Any alternatives that are more reliable at this distance? 

[johnd]

Always tricky to answer these question without more background detail. A Davis Vue or VP2 will get to 1000 feet and potentially more. But that's with a clear line of sight and transmitter and receiver not too close to the ground (higher the better but 4-6 feet for both will probably get 700-800 feet).

But then the console/receiver is presumably inside a house or other building. Ordinary window glass is usually pretty transparent to the signal so if the console/receiver can 'see' the transmitter through the window then that's good. But if eg there's a brick wall in the straight-line signal path then that will cut the range down to say 40-50% of the open air range.

[galfert]

Some resourceful DIY'ers have successfully used an antenna such as this to increase the performance of their range.

Yagi antenna 915 MHz
https://www.amazon.com/Phonetone-Outdoor-Directional-1710-2700Mhz-Connector/dp/B00EC804SO/

You can't just plug this in. You have to be willing to open your station and dust off your trusty soldering iron and add an SMA connector.

FYI - A yagi antenna is a specially designed antenna that is directional. A yagi antenna can be used to aim and focus and increase signal to a particular single destination.

EDIT: I've just looked up your station specs and it transmits on 433 MHz. You can't use the above model. The 915 MHz solution I linked is a perfect for US Fine Offset clones (Ambient/Ecowitt) Maybe someone can recommend a decent 433 MHz model. I've looked just briefly and I'm looking for a reasonably priced solution but haven't found one yet.

[galfert]

Okay here are my best recommendations for a 433 MHz Yagi antenna that I've found:

7 dBi option:
https://www.amazon.com/HYS-Antenna-400-470Mhz-Outdoor-Two-Way/dp/B0829SS82P/

9 dBi option:
https://www.amazon.com/HYS-Antenna-Elements-Motorola-Repeater/dp/B083GG3ZQ6/