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Thanks for all your replies. But, I've tried just about everything - I've taken the anemomter and transmitter apart, checked all the connections between that and the transmitter using a multimeter, and they're all fine. I've also tried connecting the transmitter to the base station using a wire connection, but that still doesn't work. The base station briefly displayed "0 mph" and a direction of North, but then it quickly reverted to "---". I assume it can be either one of two things now, a faulty annemometer, or a faulty part of the transmitter. Thanks again, B) David.

Hi, Thanks for replying. All the other readings are OK, it's just the wind speed / direction one which isn't. I've been using the station wirelessly since I got it just over two years ago, and I connect it to my PC every evening to download the day's data, using the HeavyWeather software, which also isn't displaying the wind information. When I fitted the new cable, I had to get the anemomter down from where it was (on top of a tall pole!), and even in a new position, with a new cable, it still isn't working. How would I "check that the sensor channel is set correctly within the unit"? Thanks, David.

Hello, Recently, I have been having problems with the anemometer that came with my LaCRosse WS2300 weather station. The anemometer has worked fine (albeit with a few minor problems) since January 2004, when I installed it outside. However, last month, it stopped responding, but rather than coming back on after a few hours like it has done in the past, it hasn't come back on, and all I get for wind speed is "---". Upon testing the cable with a multimeter, I found that the red and black wires had 0 resistance, so were shorting somewhere, and also that the connections for some of the wires between the anemomter and transmitter had infinite ressitance, i.e. there was no connection! I checked the connections in the anemomter, and they were fine. I decided to renew the cable by cutting the cable, leaving a few inches remaining at the anemometer end and at the transmitter end. I connected between the two, a 7-core cable (which I have on a reel, I got it from a car boot sale!), obviously only using the 4 cores needed, and obviously making sure that all the correct wires matched up with each other. The cable is now making a perfect connection between the anemometer and transmitter, with no shorts, yet I still get a "---" reading on the weather station. Obviously, I have also tried replacing all the batteries, etc. Has anyone got any ideas as to what could be wrong? Thanks, David.