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WINERY & VINEYARD EQUIPMENT 64 WINES&VINES August 2016 www.familywinemakers.org — G reat W ine — Family Winemakers Tasting Cruise Terminal at Pier 27 San Francisco AUGUST 21, 2016 12-5 Trade 2-5 Public SPECTRUM TECHNOLOGIES The WatchDog 2000 series of stations by Spectrum Technologies comes equipped to measure temperature, humidity, rain, wind and solar radiation and can be customized with other sensors. The station can be ac- cessed by multiple PCs, and an LCD display enables users to check data without a PC. The unit's software can monitor data for more than a dozen growing conditions, and data can be sent via wire- less, cellular or direct contact. Price: Starting at $1,195. specmeters.com HARVEST ELECTRONICS Harvest Electronics' Automatic Weather Sta- tion can operate on nearly any cellular net- work in the world, and it also has an option for satellite connectivity. The solar-powered system collects data for temperature, humid- ity, wind speed and direction and rainfall. It transmits the data to Harvest's website, where it can be viewed as graphs, raw data or downloaded in a spreadsheet. The station also issues alerts when it detects certain pa- rameters. Price: Inquire with supplier. harvest.com WEATHER HAWK The WeatherHawk 922 is preconfigured with sensors for wind speed and direction, air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pres- sure, solar radiation and rainfall. The station can be modified with a range of power sources, sensors and software options. Price: $2,795. weatherhawk.com DAVIS INSTRUMENTS Davis Instruments' stations feature the com- pany's GroWeather ISS wireless sensor suite, which gathers information about rainfall, temperature and humidity. The company's stations can also be equipped with a fan-as- pirated radiation shield, solar and UV radiation sensors, an- emometer and other sensors. Davis' Vantage Collect trans- mits data via a cellular signal to a secure website where it can be accessed by a desktop or mobile device. Price: Start- ing at $395. davisnet.com KESTREL Kestrel produces handheld devices for measur- ing weather conditions in the field. The com- pany's 5500 Environmental Meter measures wind speed and direction, barometric pressure, wet bulb temperature, heat stress index and temperature. The device can be linked to a smartphone or computer via Bluetooth. Price (with Bluetooth connectivity): $399. kestrelmeters.com Harvest Electronics