The radio range of the SKY is amazing! I installed my old “Field Tester” SKY (Rev 0 hardware) 600 feet from the hub and am getting reading updates just as good as a SKY that’s 25 feet from the hub. The photos below are of the production SKY mounted to my chimney and the original Field Tester just beyond the high tide level at the ocean. The Chimney mount is PVC electrical conduit, but I slipped a 3/4" thin-wall EMT conduit inside to make it rigid. Some may argue that I should mount it higher and away from the chimney, but it has a very clean wind fetch and I’m happy with the readings, so I’ll probably leave it at this height for easy maintenance. The SKY by the Ocean is mounted on a 12’ galvanized pipe that is cemented into a 5 gallon bucket and buried in the sand. This is also a popular area for Bald Eagles to perch, so I installed some temporary make-shift bird spikes from bamboo food skewers and duct tape.
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