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| Weather Meter |
| SKYWATCH GEOS 11 |
| The SKYWATCH® Geos is specially designed for intensive use in harsh environments. |
| The SKYWATCH® Geos is a high performance professional instrument benefiting from our 25 years of experience in developing measuring devices. It uses only industry quality components and pressure, windspeed, humidity and temperature sensors that are made in Switzerland. |
| Functions and specifications |
| • Air speed measurements: current, average, maximum • Temperature measurements: current, wind-chill, minimum, maximum • Humidity measurements: current relative, minimum relative, maximum relative, dew point • Pressure measurements: QNH (pressure at sea level), QFE, Altitude (-1000m to +16’000m), Maximum altitude, Density Altitude, Height, Flight level, Flight finesse, Variometer, Weather forecast • Time measurements: Clock, Date, Chrono (0.1 sec to 999 h) • Digital and analogical electronic compass, to the degree • Data Recording, with time and date stamped: Manual, Historical (continuous recording, even when the instrument is turned off), Automatic (only recording when the device is turned on), Data download on the computer • Magnetic field level, in µ Tesla unit • High efficient LED micro flashlight • Backlight • Waterproof metal casing • Mineral glass • Extra battery as spare included |
| SPECIFICATIONS AND ACCURACIES | |||||
| Measurement | Range | Accuracy | Resolution | Response time | Measuring units |
Windspeed |
0 to 300 km/h 0 to 186 mph | +/- 2% | 0.1 unit to 99.9 1 unit 100 and above | Instant | km/h (kilometers per hour) m/s (meters per second) knots Beaufort (scale of 0-12) mph (miles per hour) fps (feet per second) |
Temperature |
-40°C to +85°C -40°F to +185 °F | ± 0.5°C at 25°C | 0.1 unit to 99.9 1 unit 100 and above | Dependant on air flow* | °C (degrees Celsius) °F (degrees Fahrenheit) |
Humidity |
0.1 to 100% rH | +/- 2% at 50% rH | 0.1% rH | Dependant on air flow* | rH (% Relative Humidity) |
Pressure |
10 to 1100 hPa 0.30 to 32.48 inHg | +/- 0.5% at 25°C | 0.1 hPa 0.01 inHg | Instant | hPa (hectopascal) inHg (inches of Mercury) |
Altitude |
-1,000 to 21,535 m -3,280 to 70,653 ft | +/- 0.5% at 25°C |
0.1m; to 2,999 m0.5m; from 3,000 to 9,999 m1m from 10,000 to 21,535 m | Instant | m (meters) ft (feet) |
Density Altitude |
1 unit | Instant | ft (feet) m (meters) | ||
Variometer |
0.1 unit | Instant | m/s (meters per second) hft/min (100 feet per minute) | ||
Compass |
0 to 359° off N | +/- 3° | 1° | Instant | degrees off North |
| *Response time for temperature and humidity is highly dependant of the air flow over the exposed sensors. With air flow, response time is within a few minutes to adjust to the ambient temperature and relative humidity. With no air flow, several minutes may be required to adjust properly. | |||||
| Operating
Temperature • Normal operating temperature: -10°C to +70 °C (14°F to 158°F) • Reading of display still possible: -20°C to -10°C (-4°F to 14°F) • Slow reading of display, but instrument still working: -40°C to -20°C (-40°F to -4°F) |
| Power • Instrument: 1 button lithium batteries 3V CR2032 • LED Light:1 button lithium batteries 3V CR2032 • INCLUDED: 4 button lithium batteries 3V CR2032 (1 spare for instrument, 1 spare for LED light) |
| Dimensions • 46 x 120 x 32 mm - 1.81 x 4.73 x 1.26 in • 171 grams - 6 oz. • Impeller: diameter 17.8mm (replaceable) |
| Waterproof
• 5 minutes at 1 meter. Allow for the humidity sensor to be well dried out before using again. |
| Optional
accessories • Soft pouch for Geos • Geos PC link (USB or Serial Cable) |