Wireless Solid State Weather Station
Fire professionals need powerful, portable technologies to assist in making strategic decisions in times of emergency, for resource planning and for scheduled fire management programs. Campbell Scientific Australia offers the WeatherHawk 520 as a simple, quick monitoring and reporting solution that can be used in extreme environments to alert and notify of changing weather conditions. When bundled with a solar power supply, the 520 can work as a drop and run, back-to-base weather station, perfect for multiple placements when real time reporting is paramount.
The WeatherHawk 520 weather station measures wind speed & direction, barometric pressure, solar radiation, rainfall, air temperature & relative humidity. This rugged sensor system has no moving parts and includes an integral data logger, 3AHr battery pack & wireless 922 MHz spread spectrum radio. Accessories include a mast adapter for masts from 1.75-2.0 “ ID, a wireless base station with power supply & antenna.
- Quick and easy to setup
- A portable weather station in around 5 minutes.
- Perfect for fire professionals, prescribed burning and rapid response.
- No extra equipment required
- No specialist training required
- Wireless connectivity
- Built for extreme conditions
- Low maintenance
- Smart power management
- Cost effective
The Weatherhawk 520 communicates to a host device (PC or server) using fully integrated industrial grade 922 MHz spread spectrum RF communications technology. It also has an RS232 serial data I/O located on the bottom of the weather station which can be used as a second serial communications port for programming and testing the system, or for direct data downloads using a PC or PDA.
For more information please contact Dave Boadle on 07 4401 7700