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Old 09-27-2007
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I've had the Kaindl for years -- used it to evaluate my property for wind power. It logs average & max winds for about a week before going to sleep; batteries lasted nearly a year, always on. Tough little beastie -- it logged winds up to 119 MPH! And survived Wyoming's cold and sun on top a pole for two years, before the whirlygig shaft wore out its plastic bearings.

It's omnidirectional, which is nice; it has a 1/4"/20 tripod mount on bottom. Reads kmh, mph, kts, m/s, and Beaufort. AFAIK, the link above is the only US distributor. I got mine years ago from a dude in Quebec. Paid $65 on eBay.
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