Weather Forecast Station with Indoor and Outdoor Thermo-Hygrometers, Kinetic Forecast, Min/Max Memory, and Atomic Clock with Calendar, Moon Phase, and Daily Snooze Alarm

The Oregon Scientific BAR638HGA Wireless Weather Forecaster with Temperature and Humidity is boldly styled in black with silver trim. In its backlit LCD panel, this compact forecasting station displays indoor temperature and humidity plus the temperature and humidity from 1 to 3 outdoor or other remote locations. The station also provides highly accurate weather forecasts based on barometric pressure changes. The BAR638HGA's radio-controlled "atomic" clock has a daily snooze alarm plus calendar and moon phase displays.

In the top line of the LCD panel is displayed one of four kinetic weather forecast icons: Sunny, Partly Cloudy, Cloudy, or Rainy (which means snowy when it's cold outside). The forecast is for 12 to 24 hours in the future. It covers an 18- to 30-mile (30- to 50-km) radius and is 70 to 75 percent accurate.

The second line of the LCD panel is where indoor relative humidity and temperature are displayed. Humidity is displayed in percent, and temperatures (both indoor and remote) can be in your choice of °F or °C, as selected by a switch in the battery compartment.

The temperature and relative humidity for the selected outdoor/remote channel are displayed in the LCD panel's third line. You press the CHANNEL button to alternately display these values for remote channels 1 through 3. The station can also be optioned to auto-scan, in which case data for all remote sensors in use alternates every 3 seconds. By the way, if any remotes are temperature-only (see below), humidity for those channels is not shown.

The station's memory allows you to display recorded minimum and maximum temperature and humidity values for indoors and all remotes in use since the last memory reset. You can do this at a push of the MEM button, which on this station is located in the battery compartment.

The fourth line of the LCD panel shows the time as hour and minutes in 12-hour format with AM or PM. If the clock has successfully received the WWVB 60 kHz time-synchronization radio signal from the U.S. atomic clock in Colorado, a tower and waves icon appears to the left of the time.

In the fifth line of the LCD panel, the month, date, and weekday are shown digitally in that order. The weekday is a two-letter abbreviation in your choice of English, French, German, Italian, or Spanish. Clock seconds can be displayed as an alternative to the weekday. Although you must select your continental U.S. time zone (Pacific, Mountain, Central, or Eastern), the zone is only displayed during setup in the space where the weekday or seconds appear during normal operation. The current moon phase is displayed as one of eight icons just below the calendar information. You can also view the moon phases for past and future dates if you wish.

The BAR638HGA's atomic clock has a single daily crescendo alarm with 2-minute duration and an available 8-minute snooze function. The set alarm time can be viewed as an alternative to the normal time and calendar display.

One THGR122NX wireless remote temperature and humidity sensor is included with the BAR638HGA, and the station can actually monitor up to three temperature or temperature-humidity sensors at a distance of up to 100 feet (30 meters). The THGR122NX has its own LCD panel for viewing the temperature and humidity locally. You can select °F or °C for the temperature unit on the remote. The temperature unit selected on the main station overrides that of the remote(s). Additional remote sensors can be obtained separately and include the following:

• THGR268. This is a temperature and humidity sensor with its own display. It is essentially equivalent to the included THGR122NX.
• THR268. This is a temperature-only sensor with its own display.
• THC268. This is a temperature-only sensor with a waterproof probe on a 10-foot (3-meter) cable and its own display.

The main unit is designed for free-standing use only. Its integral base doubles as the battery compartment. The base is hinged so that the display portion can stand vertically or be tilted back a little at two different angles. The remote thermo-hygro sensor can be mounted on a wall, or you can install the included wire stand for free-standing use.

The main unit uses three AA alkaline batteries, and the remote thermo-hygro sensor uses two AAA alkaline batteries. All five batteries are included. If the remote will be used in sub-freezing temperature conditions, lithium AAA batteries are recommended instead of alkaline.

Features and Benefits:

• It's wireless! Easy setup with no cables to string--a remote sensor sends temperature and humidity data back to the main unit (base station) via 433MHz radio waves.
• Know the temperature and relative humidity both indoors and at up to three remote locations--outdoors or in your greenhouse, baby's room, warehouse, wine cellar or other location--from the comfort of your home or office.
• At a glance, check the current weather forecast, temperature, humidity, and moon phase.
• Four kinetic weather forecast icons indicate Sunny, Partly Cloudy, Cloudy, or Rainy (snowy when it's cold).
• Weather forecast is for 12 to 24 hours in the future, covers an 18- to 30-mile (30- to 50-km) radius, and is 70 to 75 percent accurate.
• Both main unit and remote show relative humidity in percent and can show temperatures in either °C or °F.
• Integral memory stores maximum and minimum temperature and humidity readings (indoor and from all remotes) for instant pushbutton display.
• Moon phase is preprogrammed for years 2001 through 2099 and can be viewed for any date in those years. Calendar must be set properly to see correct moon phase (one of eight icons). 
• Comes with one THGR122NX thermo-hygro sensor. Add one or two additional sensors (optional; not included) to monitor up to three remote locations, indoors or out.
• Integral radio-controlled clock with calendar and alarm automatically synchronizes itself to the U.S. atomic clock in Colorado and also automatically adjusts for Daylight Saving Time.
• A kinetic RF (radio frequency) tower-and-wave icon indicates that the clock is receiving the synchronizing radio signals for time and date.
• RF reception can be disabled for manual clock and calendar setting if desired (for example, if station is taken out of range of the time-synchronization signal).
• Clock displays time in 12-hour format as hour and minutes with AM or PM. Clock seconds are an alternative to weekday.
• Calendar display shows month and date numerically and shows weekday (if selected) as a two-letter abbreviation.
• Weekday abbreviation is user-selectable for any of five languages: English, French, German, Italian, or Spanish.
• Time zone (Pacific, Mountain, Central, or Eastern) is shown as an abbreviation that is only displayed during setup.
• Daily 2-minute crescendo alarm has an available 8-minute snooze function.
• Maximum transmission range for remote sensor is 100 feet (30 meters).
• Both main unit and remote sensor provide low-battery indications.
• Main unit is handsomely styled and has an integral hinged base for free-standing use only.
• Remote thermo-hygro sensor can be free-standing (with included wire stand installed) or wall-mounted.

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