Accessories

Weather Station
This Oregon Scientific Weather Station works really well.
It was easy to install, wireless, and gives a lot of weather information from its easy to read indoor display. The price from Amazon was considerably less than getting it from Oregon Scientific.
It arrived on time, well packed, and a very useful tool.

Off loaded weather station
I thought I was purchasing a weather station made in America. Turns out I could not follow the meager instructions due to the translation. The transmitter for the rain gauge would not transmit. The outside temperature probe began with accurate temperatues but in two weeks started reading a maximum of 133 degrees farenhieght to a flat line of nothing. The baromoter never did register correctly. The web site was not friendly to navigate inside. I expected I was getting a precision weather instrument but my expectations were not met. I am very disipointed in this product.

Pretty Good Weather Station
I decided to take a chance on this after reading all the reviews. I've had a Davis station and a LaCrosse Technology station and decided to try Oregon Scientific. One reason was that the two times I purchased a product from Amazon and it didn't work they didn't give me a problem with the return, even sent prepaid postage for the return so I figured I'd try something new since my old stations also had issues.

The installation of the sensors is easy enough and someone at Oregon must have read a previous review, the (tiny) screws on the back of the solar units now seem to have a stop built in and don't fall out of their holes. Cable hook up from the solar units to the sensors is just like plugging in a phone line. All the units, sensors and main unit, came with alkaline batteries, I did replace the batteries in the outdoor units with lithium batteries are per instructions, though have been using alkaline in outdoor sensors up to now.

After plugging in the AC/DC adapter for the main unit I was ready to follow instructions and "reset" the unit. However, by the time I found a paper-clip I noticed the unit had "synced" with the outdoor sensors and I was receiving readings. So I passed on that.

It seems to work fine. I'm an amateur and I think this unit is fine for people like me. If the temperature is 1-2-3 degrees off, or the wind direction is 10 degrees off I can live with that. It comes down to $221 for this or $600 for a Davis and for me the margin of error is not worth it.

Based on previous reviews that this unit was made in China, it is, I was curious and did check my LaCrosse station and it too is from China so can't really get away from that.

Two complaints, the manual is too brief (I'm lucky the unit worked with me not having to trouble shoot) and maybe its me but Radio Shack doesn't seem to have the manual everyone says to get. Finally, the only "feet" it has for desktop placement are about one inch long so the main unit rests about 15 degress from horizontal. It would be much easier to use if the unit was near vertical and not almost horizontal. If anyone knows how to get the Radio Shack manual or how to make the main unit "stand up" I would appreciate knowing.

More info after more time.

You can do better... poor service
I love the product, price is right....BUT quality is POOR and SERVICE is even worse!!!!!!!!!!! I have had two of these units over the past 3 years in San Diego CA and have had numerous sensors break and main unit malfunction. The service department at Oregon Scientific is very hard to get ahold of, it took 4 calls and 2 emails and I got a response after 4 days!!! Again I love the weather station, and maybe you get what you pay for at that price.

My fault for not reading Users Comments Section
I normally take time to thouroughly investigate a product before I buy. The user comments section is a great tool. However, I was in a hurry this time, trying to make up my Christmas gift list to the wife, and put the Oregon Scientific WMR968 Weather Station at the top. Great Looking unit, right?
Received the gift and anxiously installed with new lithium batteries. To my disappointment, the transmitter for wind and direction does not work. So, I naively leave emails with customer support. After days of no response, I try calling the 800 number. Thats useless(all circuits are busy). So, I find their direct number. Each time, I get a person that is honestly in over their head to answer a telephone. Answer is always the same; someone will call you back in 24 hours. Hah!
I've come to the conclusion that my Christmas gift is a $200 piece of junk and not worth wasting any more of my time emailing, calling, and waiting for a company that obviously has no interest in "customer Support". My only recourse is to share my experience with anyone that will listen and hopefully avoid this company like the plague. Anyone looking for a slightly used piece of junk, 'er Christmas gift?