Anemometer for Outdoor Stages

[MixingWizard]

Hello all,

I'm looking at picking up a new anemometer for our outdoors jobs. We usually use the wireless "weather station" type ones but they have a tenancy to disintegrate. I'm struggling to find a simple one that is compact, easy to rig and ideally battery powered.

Does anyone have a recommendation?

Thanks,

MixingWizard

[James Remo]

I use these http://www.navis-anemometers.com/smartphone_anemometers.php

I've mounted mine on a spigot in a super clamp, quick to deploy on a range of surfaces. The cups are the weak point, but buy a couple of sets and you are good. Share access with production / H&S / anyone with a smart phone

[csg]

ive had a scarlet tech anemometer for our outdoor stage structure for several years and it's been bullet proof. Completely wireless, it uses a lithium battery in the transmitter which easily lasts a whole season ( usually at least 20 weekends hire) and the receivers have a range of at least 400 metres and will run for several days on a couple of AA's

I ordered directly from them in Taiwan and it turned up very quickly. much much neater than the weather station type things.

 

scarlet-tech.com

 

 

[ImagineerTom]

+1 for the Navis windy units; the fact you can “just give access” to as many people as you want is very useful and earns some serious brownie points on site. 

[MixingWizard]

Thanks everyone, just ordered the Navi, looks really tidy!

[CMYoK]

also looking at the Navi - quick questions for anyone who has one:

 

• whats the connection distance between the sensor & phone when using just the sensor & phone ie no hub / range extender? The specs say upto 100m but they connect via bluetooth to the phone/s?  

 

• anyone use the live data site with theirs? https://www.navis-livedata.com/ Any good? Do you use the free/basic version?

 

 

Cheers 

 

[James Remo]

I’ve not range tested mine but regularly connect to it from about 50m with direct line of sight, and 20m through a festival stage to an underworld dimmer area. 
 

I don’t use the live data site. I can recommend Ventusky for longer range prediction

[CMYoK]

50m sounds great & much more practical than 10m!

 

Cheers 

[alistermorton]

This popped up on another site while I  was reading this thread.

Edited February 14, 2023 by alistermorton