Raddy L7 LoRa Weather Station 1.9 Miles Long Range - Wireless Wi-Fi Indoor/Outdoor Weather Station with Rain Gauge, Thermometer, Humidity Sensor for Garden, Greenhouse, Farm, 7.2" Large Display

I received the weather station a week ago. Installation was easy and intuitive. All parts were there and did fit. I expected difficulties with setting up the communication protocol, but everything seemed to be properly pre-programmed. The entire set up process took about an hour, start to finish. It was fun to receive the first data.The communication with the cloud based software was a bit more challenging. I used Weathercloud, not Weather Underground. The manual appears to be translated from Chinese and was difficult or impossible to follow. Then I remembered the one page "Simple Setup Guide" that was included with the package. With that, I was able to connect the weather station to the internet. The Ruddy station does not appear on the software list of approved manufacturers, however that did not matter in the end. I am now posting our data every 10 minutes on the cloud, and I can look up data from other, nearby stations.I don't know how to test or calibrate our weather station, but by comparing our results with those from other, nearby stations, I get the impression that our readings are in line with those of the other stations, even of the professional grade stations.I enjoy reading the weather trends during the night using the software.. There have been no issues to far - thumbs up, this appears to be a good product..

After receiving the weather station I let it run for about 6 days. Setting up the sensor is an easy chore. It updates about every 16 seconds which is a little too long for me. The wind speeds are all an average of that time so you don't really see real time speeds , just the average. That to me is the only real draw back to this system. Everything else is pretty self explanatory and factory defaults are spot on. The display is really nice and has everything you need. I wish it ran off batteries and when plugged into the wall the batteries would charge. So if you want to move the display to another room for a time, you have to plug it into the wall for constant viewing. The display goes blank when disconnected from the wall and you have to press a button to see a full display which only lasts a few seconds. It's a minor thing but kind of annoying. Nothing you can't live with. I had to have my son help with connecting it to Weather underground but once done, it's a nice feature. I have had Davis and other makes of weather systems and trustfully this is the best yet for price and features. I would recommend this for purchase. I do wish they sold a separate display for this model so it could be installed in another room full time. I have not verified the claimed distance of 1.9 miles but I will later as the weather warms up. I have only looked at their website and could not find a display dedicated to this model. Overall, it is a very nice piece of equipment and I am happy with it so far. I definitely give it a thumbs up.

A summer hail storm broke our Raddy weather station plastic rain gage funnel.It's a flimsy little 5" diameter funnel that is necessary to catch the rain and direct it into the main unit to measure rainfall. Without this piece the unit doesn't work.When I tried to buy the little snap on funnel they informed me that they do not sell replacement parts even though the part can be easily broken buy common weather events. So Raddy is selling a rain station that can be easily broken by a common rain storm!!?Kelsey, with the Raddy "Support Team", told me that I would have to spend ANOTHER $175 and buy a whole new complete weather station just to get the $.10 plastic funnel.Terrible!!If I have to purchase a new weather station because Raddy doesn't support spare parts for it's $175 weather station then my next purchase will most certainly NOT be a Raddy product. EVER.Don't trust a vendor with this mindset!!Don't buy anything from Raddy!

I ordered this unit twice, the first time the power plug for the console was defective so it wouldn't let me connect the unit to the internet. I returned it and purchased another one and it's been pretty good so far.Setup takes about an hour and is pretty straightforward, the trickiest part is connecting the console to the internet - if it doesn't initially want to connect, unplug the console and take out the batteries, then hold the centre "min/max" button as you plug it in again, then put the batteries in (resets the unit, as per the instructions).I've only had the station for a few days but it's been through a lot of rain, and seems to agree quite closely with other weather stations in the area on weatherunderground.com. I really like how the console can display the wind in knots and pressure in inches of mercury, which is useful as a pilot.Overall, besides the initial unit being defective it's been working well so far. I'll post any updates, especially as the winter starts.UPDATE - 1 YEARSo almost exactly one year after installation, the unit disconnected but it was just the batteries running out, after changing them and 30 mins of setup it's back again. Very minimal maintenance or problems encountered over the last year and it survived a winter full of snow, ice, and heavy winds. Hoping for another year of easy ownership!

This weather station is what I was looking for. Was a little less cost than like kind locally (Lowe's). I live in the high desert of Nevada and need to get outside for health reasons. Knowing the temperature, sunshine intensity and UV readings are very helpful. Setup of the station was easy. I did have a little trouble with the connection to the internet. If you do not mine the blinking Wi-Fi icon, connecting is not necessary for your own use but, is fun to go to Wunderground.com and compare your readings with others in your area. All in all, I like this station and would be happy to see it in other homes.